Coastal road construction in Mumbai triggers 5-month traffic curbs

Mumbai's coastal road, an under-construction project, will connect Marine Drive with Kandivali upon completion (Representative image)

The Mumbai Traffic Police has announced restrictions on vehicular movement in the Marine Drive region, which houses some of the top businesses, due to the coastal road construction project that has entered into its final phase.

"Due to coastal road construction, storm water drainage outfall work will be carried out on southbound carriageway of Marine Drive -- between Taraporewala Aquarium and Islam Gymkhana -- for the next 5 months," the traffic police tweeted, as it shared an advisory on the alternate routes of commutation.

The existing southbound traffic on N.S. Road (Marine Drive) will be "routed through the service road running parallel along the gymkhanas", the advisory said, adding that slow vehicular movement along with "traffic congestion at certain points" cannot be ruled out.

"All vehicle users are, therefore, advised to avoid vehicles on N.S. road (Marine Drive) southbound, only if required or in an urgency to avoid traffic congestion," it further stated.

Due to coastal road construction, SWD Drainage outfall work will be carried out on Southbound carriageway of Marine Drive (btwn Taraporewala Aquarium & Islam Gymkhana) for the next 5 months.

Alternative routes have been set as follows:#MTPUpdatespic.twitter.com/mQGXO3Momc

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Being built at an estimated cost of Rs 12,500 crore, the road will cut down the travel time between Marine Drive and Kandivali from 2 hours at present to nearly 40 minutes.