BMC floats tenders worth Rs 129 crore for micro-surfacing of express highways
According to civic authorities, a total stretch of 15.4km collectively in both the highways will be taken up for resurfacing with work for every single kilometre to cost Rs 8.41 crore.
The announcements, most of which are linked to the regularisation of housing, redevelopment, and civic infrastructure, were made by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde (Image modified using AI for better resolution) The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday floated two separate tenders amounting to Rs 129 crore for carrying out improvement work on the Western Express Highway (WEH) and Eastern Express Highway (EEH) by a unique civil engineering technique called microsurfacing.
According to civic authorities, a total stretch of 15.4km collectively in both the highways will be taken up for resurfacing with work for every single kilometre to cost Rs 8.41 crore. The move comes a month after BJP MP from Mumbai (North) Piyush Goyal directed the BMC to carry out surfacing work of the roads in Mumbai.
The WEH and EEH are two major arterial roads that traverse through the western and eastern suburbs, providing north-south connectivity. According to the tender document, the BMC will spend Rs 69 crore for carrying out the work in WEH, while Rs 60 crore will be spent for the work in EEH. The WEH is 25.33km long while the EEH is 23.5km long.
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