9-year-old Eastern Freeway To Get Strengthen & Repaired Soon

The Eastern Freeway, which was built less than a decade ago, will soon get restored, stated reports.

As per latest development, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has invited tenders for strengthening and repair work of the Eastern Freeway.

The estimated cost of the tender is INR 33.66 crore for 18 months, excluding monsoon.

The bridge needs bearings changed, potholes repair, laying of rubber seals for all seal expansion joints, traffic signal and signboard maintenance, and the management of utilities, a civic official said.

It is pertinent to note that there are bad patches on the freeway at Wadala and Panjarpol, Chembur. There are some spots with potholes to be filled and some joints on the elevated road needing maintenance. These are leading to reduced speeds of vehicles and are creating hurdles in the flow of traffic. After maintenance, the issue will be solved, the official added.

For those unversed, the Freeway is the city’s first and only 16.8-km-long elevated road connecting Mankhurd in the eastern suburbs to P D’Mello road in south Mumbai. It has been fully operational since 2014. It was built by the MMRDA and later handed over to the BMC.