The bridge will provide faster and seamless connectivity to Mumbai International Airport and Navi Mumbai International Airport, while reducing the travel time from Mumbai to Pune, Goa and South India. It will further boost connectivity between Mumbai Port and Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
The Mumbai Trans Harbour link (MTHL), renamed as ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewari – Nhava Sheva Atal Setu’ is the longest sea bridge constructed in India. Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone of the bridge in December, 2016.
The PMO said that ‘Atal Setu’ has been constructed at a total cost of more than Rs 17,840 crore, is about 21.8 km long 6-lane bridge having about 16.5 km length over sea and about 5.5 km on the land.
The other projects to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister include laying the foundation stone of the underground road tunnel connecting Eastern Freeway’s Orange Gate to Marine Drive. The 9.2 km tunnel will be built at a cost of more than Rs 8,700 crore and will be a significant infrastructure development in Mumbai which will reduce travel time between Orange Gate and Marine Drive.
