Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Inauguration, PM Modi inaugurates India’s longest sea bridge Atal Setu, How the country’s longest sea bridge will cut travel time ; to open for public on Saturday. After more than seven years since its foundation was laid in December 2016, the PM is set to inaugurate the 22-km Mumbai Trans Harbour Link during his day-long visit to Maharashtra.
Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Road Inauguration: Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially opened the Atal Setu aka the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), today, marking the inauguration of the country’s longest sea bridge. The PM embarked on a journey across the sea-bridge from INS Shikara in Colaba to Navi Mumbai.
Officially called the Atal Setu Nhava Sheva Sea Link, the bridge that was first conceptualised six decades ago will cut the travel time between Sewri and Chirle to under 20 minutes.
Notably, toll rates for passenger vehicles on the Sewri-Shivaji Nagar (Ulwe) stretch have been revised, with a fee of Rs 200, and for the 2.5km Shivaji Nagar-Gavhan stretch, it is set at Rs 50. This adjustment deviates from the previous flat toll announcement of Rs 250 for the entire stretch, and for a return trip, the toll will be 1.5 times the one-way charge. Commuters can now access the 21.8km sea bridge, which includes interchanges at Sewri in Mumbai and Shivaji Nagar, Jassi, and Chirle on National Highway 4B in Navi Mumbai.
The objective of the project is to improve connectivity in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region which comprises the districts of Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, and Raigad, and promote the region’s economic development. The MTHL will bring Mumbai and Navi Mumbai closer by dramatically cutting travel time, and will decongest the existing route over the Vashi bridge.
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