Travel time between Dombivli and Thane is cut short to 20 minutes from the usual 1 hour, owing to the upcoming Mankoli-Motagaon Link Bridge that is around 84% complete. The MMRDA has asked officials to expedite work on the bridge to facilitate operations of the bridge by April 2023.
The 6-lane Mankoli Motagaon Link Bridge will provide connectivity to MMR through Kalyan Ring Road, Katai Naka- Badlapur-Karjat. Additionally, it will decongest areas including Mumbra, Shilphata, Kalamboli and Panvel.
According to an MMRDA tweet, SVR Srinivas, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA reviewed the progress of the Motagaon-Mankoli creek bridge and road work.
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Today Shri SVR Srinivas,IAS, Metropolitan Commissioner,MMRDA visited & reviewed the progress of Motagaon-Mankoli creek bridge & road wrk He reviewed approaches on both sides along with navigation span over the creek bridge.The overall project is 84% complete. pic.twitter.com/KBajWWZeht— MMRDA (@MMRDAOfficial) February 21, 2023
Source: MMRDA twitter account
Work on the Mankoli-Motagaon Link Bridge began in February 2017 and was originally scheduled to be ready by 2019. The project got delayed owing to land acquisition challenges at Mankoli among other reasons.
