Sahar Elevated Road and Underpass Project

In the last blog ( http://bit.ly/NxjZof ) I talked about the Sahar elevated road project but I had got the inauguration date wrong. Firstly, I apologise for the confusion that was created. Secondly, the date of inauguration of the project is 12^th February, 2014. Although I talked about the project in the last blog, I will like to expand a little more on it in this one.

The Sahar Elevated Access Road is a dedicated, elevated, express access road in the financial capital of India, Mumbai. It connects the Western Express Highway (WEH) near Hanuman Nagar junction in Vile Parle to the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal T2.

The elevated road facilitates easier and quicker access to the commuters proceeding to and from the airport. The 3.3 km long access road has 4 entry and 2 exit points. The road also includes an underpass for vehicles travelling on the WEH and a pedestrian subway as well as an underpass, a tunnel, and ramps connecting the highway to the terminal which bypasses the congested roadways below.

Developed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) under its Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project (MUIP) it was approved by the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM) which is a central Government scheme.

After the brand new World Class Airport Terminal T2, the Monorail and soon to begin Metro services for the city, the Sahar Elevated Road project is indeed another feather in the city’s growth story. AICC General Secretary and MP Shri Gurudas Kamat has expressed happiness and has congratulated MMRDA for another infrastructural achievement towards making Mumbai a world class city.

Sahar Elevated Road To Be Inaugurated

Mumbai is set to witness the inauguration of the Sahar elevated road on 11^th February, 2014. The elevated road will connect Western Express Highway (WEH) with Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport’s (CSIA) new Terminal 2.

The project is implemented jointly by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and Mumbai International Airport Private Limited and stretches 3.3km between WEH and CSIA.  These lanes will also have plantations on both the sides for aesthetic purpose.

The signal-free elevated road starts from Hanuman Road junction, Vile Parle (East) and goes straight to Terminal 2. Reaching CSIA was cumbersome earlier as the approach roads to the airport are very narrow and congested. A distance of about 4-5km from the highway to the airport requires about 40-45 minutes, crossing through Sambhaji Nagar, Rajaram Wadi, NAD Colony, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Nagar, Bamanwada, Sahar Post and Telegraph Colony, GVK Residential Colony and further on the busy Sahar road at Marol Pipeline junction. The Sahar elevated road will put an end to this woe and provide a better alternative for the commuters.

Gurudas kamat ji is extremely happy as a new a chapter has been added to the growth story of Mumbai. We hope that Mumbai grows stronger and stronger with such initiatives. 

Shaping Mumbai- The first step

Mumbai- The first thing that comes to one’s mind after hearing this name is the fast life that the city offers. This thought is often followed by the word chaos; chaos that a thousand of Mumbaikars feel while commuting daily to their work place. Understanding this and various other commuting problems

that the people of Mumbai have to deal with, Gurudas Kamat, from his very 1^st election in 1984 had delicately worked towards improving the very same scenario.  

Kamat ji realised that majority of the citizens of Mumbai utilized the Suburban Train services for daily travel to their work places and back, apart from the BEST services. His tireless work towards ensuring better train services led to the Mumbai Urban Transport-Phase-II project, which was conceived to upgrade the basic transportation structure of the city. Through this project he ensured the implementation of two additional tracks between Kurla and Thane. The people of these areas were benefited a lot as the project turned out to be a boon for them.

Gurudas Kamat from the very beginning has been a leader of the masses. He truly believes that if one understands the problem of the people, pursuing and implementing development projects becomes easier. Apart from this project, Kamat ji has consistently fought for the lengthening of the platforms. It was a long struggle which is now seeing completion due to the regular follow-up done by him and his team. He also got 15 coach trains started on the Western Railway at Andheri Station in 2009. All these steps have led to infrastructural development in Mumbai at a fast pace. Kamat ji’s pro-people policies have indeed guaranteed a better life for Aam Mumbaikars.