Now weekend trip from Virar to Alibaug in an hour

In the coming years, you can zip around from Virar to Alibaug for your weekend escapades. Thanks to the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA).

The MMRDA has chalked out plans for a 100 km corridor from Virar to Alibaug at an investment of Rs 12,000 crore which will have rail and road links. The proposed corridor will enable the travelers to cover this distance in one hour than the current four hours.

The MMRDA has sought the assistance of international consultants to plan the corridor which will have eight lanes and a metro rail link in the centre. The corridor will also have a lane dedicated to the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) and two service lanes, taking the total number of road lanes to ten.

It has already invited bids to shortlist consultants and the DPR is likely to be ready in another six months. Huge open areas along the state highway between Alibaug and Panvel, the one along Taloja railway line up to Kalyan-Dombivli, another open space (that presently belongs to the forest department) between Thane and Virar will be acquired for the project.

The metro project along the corridor Rs 80-100 crore per km and the cost for the eight-lane highway will be Rs 16 crore per km. The BRTS will cost Rs 15 crore per km.


Source : ProjectsToday

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