Thane: MMRDA plans to build another flyover to combat traffic

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided to construct another flyover to break the traffic congestion in Thane and to make it easier to go directly to Navi Mumbai from Thane. This bridge is from Kopri to Patni. The MMRDA has invited tenders to prepare a detailed project report for this bridge. The report work will be started after completing this tender process. A report is expected to be submitted after six months.

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To go from Thane to Navi Mumbai, Thanekars have to do a lot of work. One has to cross the bridge from Kalwa Naka to Navi Mumbai. Therefore, the locals have been demanding construction of a bridge between Vitava-Kopri for the past few days. Accordingly, the state government has given the responsibility of this bridge to MMRDA. After that MMRDA decided to build a bridge between Kopri to Patni and started preparations for it and now it has taken the first step in this direction. Tenders have recently been invited by MMRDA to prepare a detailed project report for this bridge.

Also Read: Society Office-Bearers Disqualified For Violating Norms And Overcharging Transfer FeesAccording to this tender, the bridge will be approximately 600 meters long. The road connecting to the bridge will be approximately 400 meters long. This bridge will be started from Visarjan Ghat of Kopri. INR 234 crores is expected to be spent on this work. Now the tender for the detailed project report will be finalised in the next few days and the report work will be started. After that, the report is likely to be submitted in six months. After the submission of the report, the tender process for the actual construction of the bridge will be conducted and then the work will begin. That means it will take a long time to start the work of the bridge.