The development authority has also floated a request proposal for the maintenance of a commercially viable Automated Rapid Transit (ART) System — a combination between a bus and a tram — Personalised Transit System in BKC Mumbai on DFBOT basis
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reinvited the tender on Tuesday for the construction of an elevated road from the Eastern Freeway (Orange Gate) to the Grant Road station area after cancelling the initial tender
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has approved the construction of a 9.23-km-long corridor connecting Coastal Road with Eastern Freeway. Larsen & Toubro has been chosen as the contractor for the project, which is estimated to cost ₹77.65 billion ($1.05 billion). The corridor will reduce travel time between Orange Gate and Marine Drive and connect the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link to Coastal Road and the Freeway. The project includes a 6.51-km underground tunnel and other auxiliary works.
The Mumbai traffic police have visited the first site on a list of 121 fatal accident sites to analyze crashes. One recent accident resulted in the death of two individuals and the arrest of a taxi driver. After the analysis, the traffic police have recommended increasing the height of the boundary wall, installing signboards, and adding speed breakers to prevent future accidents.