The Navi Mumbai town planning authority — City Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) — will soon construct a coastal highway from Amra Marg to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) in order to provide smooth connectivity to Navi Mumbai International Airport, which is expected to be ready by December 2024.
Joint managing director of CIDCO Kailash Shinde said it will take at least 24 months for the project to be constructed. “The highway will stretch across seven kilometres and will connect the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) to the upcoming airport. The coastal highway will cost over ₹700 crore,’’ Shinde said. CIDCO has said that the project basically is the first dispersal of traffic on the upcoming Mumbai Trans Harbour Link and will act as an entry to Navi Mumbai from Mumbai (Mainland) side. The proposed Ulwe coastal road plays a vital role as it is linking the proposed MTHL link to the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) by significant travel time for commuters between the island city and NMIA. This will reduce the operating costs of vehicles due to lesser congestion.
