Western Freeway (Mumbai)
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The Western Freeway was a proposed controlled-access highway in Mumbai, India that would stretch from Marine Drive in South Mumbai to Kandivli in the north, a distance of 29 km. The project envisioned the construction of four major sea links over the Arabian Sea along Mumbai's western coastline to reduce traffic-congestion between the Western Suburbs and South Mumbai.
Western Freeway | |
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Route information | |
Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | Marine Drive |
To | Kandivli |
Location | |
Country | India |
States | Maharashtra |
Major cities | Mumbai |
Highway system | |
The first sea link, known as the Bandra–Worli Sea Link, was completed in June 2009, and connects Bandra in the north and Worli in the south with a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Mahim Bay. This development relieved congestion on the Mahim Causeway, which until then had been the only road between the Western Suburbs and South Mumbai on the western sea front. The second sea bridge, the Versova–Bandra Sea Link, is currently under construction and is expected to be completed by 2027.
In 2011, the Coastal Road was proposed as a lower-cost alternative to the Western Freeway. The 8-lane, 29.2-km long Coastal Road would run along Mumbai's western coastline connecting Marine Lines to Kandivali. The Coastal Road connects Marine Lines with the Worli end of the Bandra–Worli Sea Link through roads built on reclaimed land and tunnels rendering the proposed Haji Ali–Nariman Point Sea Link and Worli-Haji Ali Sea Link of the Western Freeway redundant. Construction of a 9.98 km section of the Coastal Road between Marine Lines and Worli began in 2018 and is expected to be completed by 2023.