Mumbai coastal road, which is Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), ambitious project will be open for motorists by May 2024. The citizens will have to wait for the opening of public spaces until December 2025. For the Coastal Road, the civic body has reclaimed 110 hectares of sea. They have a plan to develop a variety of theme parks on 70 hectares of the reclaimed portion.
A butterfly garden, an outdoor activity park, an amphitheater, a biodiversity park, a woodland grove, and a coastline biodiversity park are just a few of the amenities that these parks will have. The new development also includes a 7.50-kilometre promenade with a cycle track.
The Chief Engineer of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project, MM Swami, said that on 70 hectares of reclaimed ground as well as along the promenade, landscaping will be developed. To finish the landscaping by the end of 2025, a call for tender bids will shortly be released.
MM Swami further added that Coastal Road project completion is expected with the cycling track and promenade's civil work completion. It is anticipated that the full coastal road from Worli to Nariman Point will be completed by May 2024, with the southbound channel from Worli to the point opening by February 2024. After May, drivers will have a direct route through the Coastal Road and Bandra-Worli Sea Link to travel from Bandra to Nariman Point.
On February 9, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely scheduled to visit Mumbai and inaugurate a portion of the city's coastal road.
The arm will be open from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 8 pm and will remain closed on weekends in order to finish the remaining work. BMC representatives mention continuing development when they point out that initially, just a section of the interchanges would be operational.
An official working on the Coastal Road Project said that due to the ongoing usage of heavy machinery for the project, it is predicted that the landscaping project will encounter delays in comparison to the development of the road. Normally, landscaping starts after the civil work is finished on a construction project. However, the main barrier preventing the landscaping phase from starting as soon as possible is the continuous usage of large gear on the coastal road.
According to BMC documents, the approval of the coastal road project was subject to restrictions set by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. One of the conditions was the creation of botanical butterfly gardens on reclaimed ground. According to the BMC, the reclaimed areas are Worli, Haji Ali, Kemps Corner near Priyadarshini Park, and Nariman Point.
The INR 12,721 crore Mumbai Coastal Road is expected to drastically change the city's western seafront and completely change how most Mumbaikars travel. When combined with other infrastructural projects, it should significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to get from Bandra to the Marine Drive—from more than 40 minutes to only 12 minutes.
The proposed project will provide the nation with a 40-foot-wide underwater tunnel. In addition, the route is positioned to be a lighthouse for numerous coastal cities in India that are facing increasing traffic problems.
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