BMC looks to complete city’s third and longest east-west link in 4 years
It has been planned in a way that BMC will not be faced with any hindrances like issues of land acquisition.
The BMC aims to complete work on the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR), the last and the longest of the city’s three planned east-west links, in the next four years. While the civic body initially aimed to connect the Western Express Highway to the LBS Marg in Mulund with an elevated stretch at the Saki Vihar Junction, it is also considering to expand the 16 km stretch till the Eastern Express Highway.
“The group leaders in a recent meeting had suggested the expansion. We are currently in the process of preparing a detailed project report (DPR) and will also study if the stretch can be expanded. We aim to complete the DPR in the next three months and have already invited tenders for the project,” said Additional Municipal Commissioner SVR Srinivas, also in-charge of the roads department.
The road has been planned in such a way that the BMC will not be faced with any hindrances such as issues of land acquisition, rehabilitation of people or acquiring environmental clearances, said officials. The earlier plan of building the road along the Sanjay Gandhi National Park was stuck because of the lack of forest clearances.
Apart from the 6-7 kms elevated stretch from the Saki Vihar junction towards Mulund, the civic body is also planning to build 4-5 small elevated pathways between Aarey Colony and Marol. “We had studied a similar model in Holland and are planning to build similar pathways. Also, instead of cutting trees that come along the roadway, we will be transplanting the 900-1000 trees from Aarey to different locations,” Srinivas added.
The BMC also acquired the ill-maintained Aarey Road and demolished the poll booth. It plans to turn it into a four lane road at first and then expand it into a six lane road.
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