"Nine Infrastructure Projects Worth ₹12,500 Crore to Alleviate Thane Traffic Congestion"

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has awarded contracts totaling ₹12,546 crore for nine major road infrastructure projects aimed at alleviating traffic congestion in Thane and its neighboring areas.

The projects include:

• Navayuga Engineering will undertake two major projects: a 13 km Freeway extension from Mankhurd to Anand Nagar, Thane, costing ₹2,682 crore, and a 13.5 km coastal road from Balkum to Gaimukh, valued at ₹2,727 crore.


• J Kumar Infraprojects will construct an 8.2 km elevated road from Anand Nagar to Saket for ₹1,847.7 crore.


• Afcons Infrastructure is set to build a 4 km creek bridge and a road from Kasarwadavli to Kharbao for ₹1,525 crore, along with a 6.2 km elevated road from NH-4 to Katai Naka, costing ₹1,981 crore.


• Ashoka Buildcon will be responsible for constructing two creek bridges—one at Gaimukh-Payegaon and another at Kolshet-Kalher—for ₹1,265 crore, as well as an elevated road from Kalyan-Murbad to Badlapur for ₹451 crore.


• IKBA Infrastructure will develop a foot overbridge at Teen Hath Naka for Metro 4 and 4A at a cost of ₹68 crore.

These projects are expected to significantly improve traffic flow and reduce congestion in the Thane region.

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