Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde alongside along with his deputy Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday reviewed the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), India’s longest sea bridge, which is predicted to be thrown open for the general public in November. Providing an replace on the progress of the MTHL, Fadnavis, who drove on the ocean bridge, mentioned it’s “almost ready.”

“OMG! It’s almost ready! I actually drove on our engineering marvel MUMBAI TRANS HARBOUR LINK MTHL with CM Eknath Shinde ji! What more could I ask for,” the BJP chief wrote on Twitter.

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has accomplished the Mumbai-bound carriageway of the mission, often known as the Sewri-Nhava Sheva Trans Harbour Link, a six-lane access-controlled expressway grade street bridge. The bridge begins in Sewri in south Mumbai and terminates at Chirle close to Nhava Sheva.

The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link would be the longest sea bridge within the nation with a complete stretch of 16.5 km above the ocean. The bridge connecting Mumbai with Navi Mumbai is predicted to supply main reduction to commuters in Mumbai Metropolitan Region by mitigating visitors congestion, and in addition promote financial growth. It will enable folks to journey from Sewri in central Mumbai to Chirle in Navi Mumbai in 15 to twenty minutes.

Shinde later knowledgeable that the formidable MTHL mission’s connection to the mainland was accomplished at this time with a lot fanfare. He mentioned that the ocean bridge will quickly be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi “who is giving all his support for the completion of this project.”

He mentioned the bridge will additional be related to the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the Mumbai-Goa National Highway.

“This will lead to the development of educational, industrial and service sectors in this area. This project will save time, fuel, prevent pollution. Environmental balance has been maintained while completing this project. Latest technology has been used for this. It was also explained that the habitat of flamingo birds has been protected due to this,” he added.