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New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several schemes simultaneously in Mumbai, Maharashtra today. These schemes include two twin tunnels between Thane and Borivali as well as BMC's Goregaon Mulund Link Road. Thane-Borivali Twin Tunnel is an ambitious project of Mumbai, which was approved by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) in 2015. After nine years, work on it is now starting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the work by performing Bhoomi Pujan of the tunnel today.
This twin tunnel will pass under the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and will provide a direct connection between the Western Express Highway in Borivali and Ghodbunder Road in Thane. Currently, there is no direct connection between Thane and Borivali. Thane Ghodbunder Road (SH-42) is a major link road connecting the East West Link. It has heavy traffic. The distance from Thane to Borivali via Ghodbunder is 23 km. During morning and evening peak hours, it takes around 1 to 1.5 hours to cover the distance from Thane to Borivali.
The journey will be completed in 12 minutes
The total journey from Thane to Borivali will be reduced by 12 km due to the Borivali-Thane Link Road. Even a journey of one and a half hours will be completed in just 12 minutes. The total length of the proposed 2+2 lane tunnel is 11.80 km. The diameter of the tunnel is 12.2 meters (2 tunnels, 2 lanes each). Cross connection lanes will be built every 300 meters in the tunnel. Fire extinguishers/water hoses, smoke detectors, retro reflective/LED lights and sign boards will be installed in the tunnel. Out of the total 11.8 km length of the tunnel, 8.76 km is in Thane district and 7.4 km is in Borivali district.
Approval was given in the year 2015
Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) approved the proposal to construct a twin tube tunnel between Thane city and Borivali in its 150th meeting of the Board of Directors on 23rd September 2015. MSRDC appointed M/s Aecom Asia Company Limited as consultant to prepare DPR for this project on 11.04.2016. In the MMRDA Authority meeting held on 7th July 2020, the project was approved to be transferred from MSRDC to Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.
how much will it cost
The estimated construction cost of the project at ₹ 16600.40 crore (including land acquisition) has been given administrative approval in the 154th meeting of MSRDC on 10 March 2023. M/s Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) will construct this tunnel.