Apr 16, 2023
After more than 40 years since its initial proposal, the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), a 22km bridge linking the island city with the mainland, is finally nearing completion.
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The main deck is being targeted to be completed by November and the connecting ramps on either side by June.
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At nearly 22km long, with 16.5km in sea, MTHL will be the country’s longest and the world’s 12th longest sea bridge.
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The bridge will be taking off at Sewri in south Mumbai, crossing over Thane Creek and terminating at Chirle in the distant outskirts of Navi Mumbai.
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The extended connectors in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai will shorten travel time between Mumbai, Pune, Goa, and Nagpur by two hours.
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With projected annual savings of 1 crore litres of fuel a year and 25,680 million tons of CO2 emissions, it will have a capacity to handle 50,000-60,000 vehicles a day.
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Provisions have been made for anti-crash and noisebarriers as well as an AI system to monitor traffic.
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An open road tolling system will allow collection without booths, so that vehicles do not need to slow down or stop to pay toll.
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