Mumbai: MMRDA on Tuesday gave his approval to the extension of the eastern freeway to Thaye and concretization from the West and East Express Highway.
The driver uses Weh and EEH promised a pothole-free experience in 2025 because MMRDA has given its approval to concrete the stretch of this artery.
Approval came in a meeting of authority chaired by the Minister of Development Urban Eknath Shinde on Tuesday.
Metropolitan Commissioner S V R Srinivas said, “We have given approval for freezing both roads.” MMRDA officials only say 14 km, 5-plus-5-lane stretch of 26km Western Express Highway (Weh) will be converted between Andheri and Dahisar for now.
Stretch 10km between Bandra and Andheri will not be taken now because it has been bounced and is still under the contracting contract accountability period.
This stretch will be convulted in phase II.
On the Eastern Express (EEH) highway, only two pathways on both sides of the median will be convulted between Zion and Mulund.
Srinivas said, “To eeh, there is a utility line under the main road.
Therefore, only the paths are taken that do not have the utility below it.” At Weh, the utility is under the service road, therefore it is worthy of concealing all track.
Working on Weh will cost Rs 750 Crore while expenditure EEH is estimated to reach RS 300 Crore.
Tenders tend to move immediately and work is expected to begin in March 2022.
The work is expected to be completed in 2 years.
MMRDA will divide work in 5 stretches so that each package has the spread of men and machines that are sufficient to complete the work on time.
MMRDA has been mandated to maintain Eeh and Weh because some stretches on these streets witnessed the works related metro.