Elevated road to Mumbai airport

Mumbai: Air passengers who are struggling to negotiate traffic congestion can hope to reach Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) from the Western Express Highway (WEH) within minutes by mid-2010. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Wednesday awarded the contract to Larsen & Toubro Ltd for the construction of an elevated access road to the airport from the Western Express Highway.
This “critical” project will provide an easy and quick access to and from the airport which is being given a makeover by Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), said a release from L&T. The contract is valued at Rs 287.37 crore and the project is expected to be over in 30 months.
“L&T's construction division will be designing and constructing a 1.8-km long six-lane corridor, which will have pedestrian and vehicular subways,” said S R Nandargikar, Chief Engineer MMRDA. “The work also involves construction of a 1150 metres long, 6-lane elevated access road passing from Vile Parle, through Airport Authority of India colony to the airport along with a 165- metre tunnel,” he added.
20/12/07 Mumbai Newsline

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Categories: Airports Dec 2007