Major transportation infrastructure upgrades are being planned in India by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). A new elevated highway section with three lanes in either direction will carry the Anand Nagar-Saket road, with the work costing around $210 million. And worth around $60 million, the widening of Ghodbunder Road in Thane will see the route benefiting from a total of seven lanes in either direction with concrete construction being used for the work.
The two projects for part of a wider plan by MMRDA to develop transport infrastructure in the Thane area to the immediate north of Mumb ai. A budget in excess of $620 million has been set for the programme of work. A number of local roads will be upgraded and in addition, traffic control technology will be installed in the area to help ease congestion.
