Vikhroli-Koparkhairane Link Road

Vikhroli-Kopar Khairne Link Road
Carries Highway
Crosses Thane Creek
Locale Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India
Other name(s) JVLR-Kopar Khairane-Ghansoli Bridge
Owner MMRDA
Characteristics
No. of lanes 3X3 (6 lanes)
History
Construction cost Estimated around ₹ 550 to 1200 crores
Opening 2021

The Vikhroli-Kopar Khairne Link Road (VKLR), also known as the JVLR-Kopar Khairane-Ghansoli Bridge, is a proposed 7.5 km to 10 km, freeway grade road bridge connecting the Indian city of Mumbai with Navi Mumbai, its satellite city.[1][2] The new link road would start at Eastern Express Highway (EEH) where Jogeshwari- Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) ends in Vikhroli, then cross Thane Creek and Harbour railway line and will terminate at Kopar Khairane in Navi Mumbai before ending on Thane- Belapur road. The link would be a six-lane road of about 10 km in length including a 2-kilometre-long (1.2 mi) bridge over the Thane creek.[3][4] At present motorists have to take either the Vashi bridge or Mulund-Airoli bridge to go to Navi Mumbai and Pune. The new road will help motorists save time and fuel. The project is estimated to cost around ₹ 550 to 1200 crores. MMRDA appointed N P Bridging (Belgium company), as a designing consultants for the infra-project, which was supposed to submit the final report on the link road by mid-September 2016.

Significance

It will be the third bridge over the Thane creek; the other two being the Vashi Bridge connecting Chembur to Vashi, and the Airoli Bridge connecting Mulund to Airoli. The Navi Mumbai-end provides for a seamless corridor for travelling to Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan and Ambernath, besides throwing open a direct corridor with the new second international airport. It will mean easier access for residents of Ghatkopar, Powai, Vikhroli, Kanjur Marg and Bhandup. The connector will lead to a real estate boom as travel time will reduce by about an hour.

People travelling from western suburbs to Eastern suburbs will benefit the most. Connectivity of Mumbai to proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport will be improved.The bridge will have ramp connectivity on the Eastern Expressway with a city connect on the Thane-Belapur road. Motorists can navigate further towards nodal visits or drive down further towards Panvel as the Thane-Belapur road meets the Sion Panvel Highway, or even wend their way onto the Palm Beach corridor.[5] [6]

Further, link road will allow a 70 km shortcut for local commuters travelling to Alibaug, and also benefit JNPT in terms of logistic, transport of goods. This bridge also plays an important role in connecting with the southern parts of MMR Region

Time-line

1. The MMRDA chalked out a plan to build the 10- km link road that will pass over Thane Creek and the dumping ground at Kanjurmarg. This road was originally proposed to start at Ghatkopar passing through Kanjurmarg as the Ghatkopar-Kopar Khairane Link Road. It had, in November 2013, appointed NP Bridging, a Belgium-based firm, to design the link road over Thane creek between the existing Vashi Bridge and Airoli Bridge. The study approximately costs ₹ 7.5 crores.[7]

2. MMRDA then sought the BMC’s permission to start construction on the dumping ground at Kanjurmarg. BMC denied the permission. According to them, an elevated road cannot be constructed over the dumping ground area, as the garbage heap can pile up to 35 metres.[8][9]

3. Keeping in mind the effective dispersal of traffic coming from Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road and the constraint of construction at Kanjurmarg, the Plan was changed to construct the link road from Eastern Express Highway (EEH), where the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) ends.

4. Engineers from the NP Bridging were invited to design the realligment of the link road from Ghatkopar to Vikhroli. They were supposed to submit the final report on the link road by mid-September 2016 [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "7.5km JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli bridge to have cycle track, walkway". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2016-09-02.
  2. ↑ "MMRDA proposes JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli bridge". Magicbricks Now. 2016-09-05.
  3. ↑ "Vikhroli-Kopar Khairane link road runs into a roadblock". www.dnaindia.com. 2015-12-21.
  4. ↑ "MMRDA proposes JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli bridge". Magicbricks Now. 2016-09-05.
  5. ↑ "7.5km JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli bridge to have cycle track, walkway". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2016-09-02.
  6. ↑ "MMRDA proposes JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli bridge". Magicbricks Now. 2016-09-05.
  7. ↑ "Ghatkopar Koparkhairne & Rewas Karanja Bridges, Mumbai (INDIA)". www.np-bridging.com.
  8. ↑ "Vikhroli-Kopar Khairane link road runs into a roadblock". www.dnaindia.com. 2015-12-21.
  9. ↑ "MMRDA ready with Ghatkopar-Kopar Khairne bridge project report". www.dnaindia.com. 2015-06-06.
  10. ↑ "7.5km JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli bridge to have cycle track, walkway". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2016-09-02.

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