WORK WITH the development of the Kopri Bridge, which attaches Thane to Mumbai, is near conclusion as well as the stretch is anticipated to be tossed open for public usage within a fortnight.
The Rs 250 crore task of broadening the bridge from an existing 4-lane stretch to an 8-lane stretch is under implementation by the Mumbai Metropolitan Area Growth Authority (MMRDA).
Automobiles headed to Thane city, north Maharashtra, north India, Kalyan Dombivali utilize this stretch. The development was required as a result of the wearing away problem of the existing bridge.
MMRDA Commissioner S V R Srinivas informed The Indian Express, “It will certainly relieve web traffic to Thane city as well as various other locations as well as likewise relieve web traffic to the Thane Train Terminal. It will certainly be opened up in a long time as well as some concerns require to be figured out.”
Once the web traffic on the brand-new stretch maintains, the authorities are considering tearing down the older section of the bridge as well as construct a brand-new one in its area.
Replacement Commissioner of Authorities of Thane’s web traffic cops branch Balasaheb Patil claimed, “After the brand-new overpass is ushered in, the existing one will certainly be reconstructed as well as the circulation of web traffic will certainly be smooth. The IIT-Bombay has actually currently offered a record that the existing bridge is really weak as well as requires to be taken down. I was informed that the old bridge will certainly be reconstructed by February 2022.”