A dedicated road between Thane and Bhayandar will not only provide a direct connection between the suburbs, it will also go a long way in easing traffic
The tunnel is expected to decongest the Western Express Highway and Ghodbunder Road, currently in a traffic mess because of the ongoing metro work. Besides bringing down travel time by an hour, the authorities claim that there will be a total reduction of 1,50,000 mt in carbon emission per year
Railway officials said that water began oozing out of the roof of the Pernem tunnel at around 2:30pm on Tuesday, and while the track was briefly restored late on Tuesday evening, the oozing restarted later in the night at around 3am, prompting closure for a second time
The total cost of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor project is pegged at ₹1.08 lakh crore, and as per the shareholding pattern, the Central government is to pay ₹10,000 crore to the NHSRCL, while the two states involved, Gujarat and Maharashtra, are to pay ₹5,000 crore each