34-518: Eastern Freeway may stand for: Eastern Freeway (Mumbai) , in Mumbai, India Eastern Freeway (Melbourne) , in Melbourne, Australia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Eastern Freeway . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
68-424: A 9.3 km elevated road from Orange Gate on P D'Mello Road to the beginning of Anik-Panjarpol Link Road, a 5 km mostly at grade road featuring twin tunnels from Anik to the beginning of Panjarpol-Ghatkopar Link Road, and a 2.5 km flyover from Panjarpol to Ghatkopar. The 4-lane Eastern Freeway, starts at P D'Mello Road near Wadi Bandar, and further enters into Mumbai Port Trust road and eventually joins
102-522: A cost of ₹ 168 crore (equivalent to ₹ 422 crore or US$ 51 million in 2023), and MMRDA officials announced February 2011 as the deadline. However, obtaining permissions from authorities concerned, rehabilitating project affected families and engineering challenges involved during the construction stage, delayed the project. All civil work on the final stretch of the Eastern Freeway, from Panjarpol to Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR),
136-880: Is a controlled-access highway , in Mumbai , that connects P D'Mello Road in South Mumbai to the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) at Chembur . It is 16.8 km (10.4 mi) long and its estimated cost is ₹ 1,436 crore (US$ 170 million). The Eastern Freeway was built by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and funded by the Central Government through the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM). Construction
170-461: Is separated by the Vasai Creek from Vasai-Virar city and Mithi River from Mumbai city district ( Churchgate to Mahim ). The Western Suburbs are some of the oldest suburbs of the city. In particular, Bandra has existed as a separate town almost as long as Mumbai. The area started its history as a bunch of fishing villages. River Mithi flows through this area and also serves as a sewage line. In
204-478: Is the 8-lane, 5 km long Anik – Panjarpol link road. This stretch required the construction of Mumbai's first twin tunnel. The twin tunnels are 505m (North-bound) and 555m (South-bound) in length; 18 metres in width and 9 metres in height. This segment was opened to traffic on 14 June 2013. However, only the North-bound tunnel was opened on that date, but it was used for two-way traffic. The South-bound tunnel
238-728: Is the entry point for the Sanjay Gandhi National Park , which is why the wildlife reserve is more popularly known as Borivali National Park. Many software and BPO companies have their offices in and around SEEPZ in Andheri. The western suburbs also boast of the Juhu Beach . These suburbs can get extremely crowded in the evenings, with very severe traffic jams. The city of Mumbai lies on Salsette Island. Administratively it has two official divisions: Mumbai City district and Mumbai Suburban district . Mumbai City district consists of
272-604: The Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR), via Govandi . This stretch has 3 ramps near Deonar, Govandi and Panjarpol. The section consists of 103 spans. Like the elevated section of the freeway, the Panjarpol-Ghatkopar Link Road has a bitumen layer atop the concrete, ensuring smoother riding quality than a regular cement road. Construction work on this phase of the project was awarded in August 2009 at
306-549: The Richter scale . Recently completed the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link connects to the Eastern Freeway at Sewri . The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority plans to extend the southern arm of the freeway by building a 1.5 kilometer extension from Orange Gate, where it currently ends to Mint Road. It is looking at the costs involved as well as the number of lanes of traffic possible. Due to safety reasons,
340-462: The 1980s, a well-intentioned attempt to set up a new downtown away from Nariman Point resulted in the establishment of the Bandra Kurla Complex . Most of the larger financial banks and companies moved to this place. Apart from the usual suburban sprawl, this area has some nice beaches, especially near Malad. Jogeshwari has hot springs which are reputed to have medicinal properties. Borivali
374-509: The 4.3 km road-tunnel-flyover from Anik to the beginning of Panjarpol-Ghatkopar Link Road, was eventually inaugurated by the Chief Minister himself on 13 June 2013. However, the freeway could not be opened the same day as the stage erected for the ceremony remained in the middle of the road. The freeway was opened to the public the following day. All civil work on the remaining stretch from Panjarpol to Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR)
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#1732851725433408-531: The EEH via Anik Panjarpol Link Road (APLR), near Wadala . The first section has a length of 9.3 km, width of 17.2 meters and connects P D'Mello Road to Anik. This phase also includes ground improvement of existing roads, the construction of a 4-lane elevated corridor and the construction of a missing link. This stretch is made up of 4 sections, and has 5 ramps for exit and entry at Reay Road, Port Road, Anik and Orange Gate. Civil construction work on this section
442-476: The Eastern Freeway but now are discontinued , mostly connecting the Eastern and Harbour Suburbs with South Mumbai and further down to Navi Mumbai. Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) operates service from Electric House, Colaba Bus station to Anushakti Nagar Bus Station C21 Express and A26 via the Eastern Freeway. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) operates 2x2 seating buses on
476-570: The Eastern Freeway does not permit entry of two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and heavy vehicles, with the exception of public buses, with speed limits set at 80 km/h(50 mph). The ban of two-wheelers also extend to bicyclists, who are also penalized under the Bombay Police Act 1951, though many of the riders are given warnings or use the Motor Vehicles Act , which has no provisions to penalize bicyclists. Several bus services used to operate on
510-722: The Eastern Suburbs with South Mumbai was also proposed in the Central Road Research Institute's transport improvement plan for Bombay in 1983. It also recommended a western freeway to connect the Western Suburbs with South Mumbai. However, the plan was not given serious consideration until about 2003, when work on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL), which was part of the proposed Western Freeway , had begun. It led to an increase in traffic in eastern Mumbai, and
544-644: The MMRDA decided to consider building the Eastern Freeway. The MMRDA called for bid in 2007, and construction of the main freeway began in January 2008, except for the Anik-Panjarpol link road on which construction had begun in 2004. The Eastern Freeway was scheduled to be completed by 18 January 2011 but faced several delays due to obtaining permissions for construction in forest and salt pan areas, reclaiming of land and difficulties posed by unmapped underground utilities in
578-653: The Mumbai Metro also spans the entire suburb of Andheri . The Western Express Highway (WEH) connects Bhayander-Mira Road-Dahisar-Borivali belt, the northernmost suburb of the Western Suburbs, to Vile Parle-Bandra belt and then Worli and South Mumbai via the Bandra–Worli Sea Link . WEH runs parallel to the Western Line , which is on its western side. SV Road (Swami Vivekananda Road) is another major road in
612-526: The Western Suburbs and the Eastern Suburbs are not officially defined divisions of Mumbai and different people may include different areas in each division. This article uses the most popular divisions. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is located in Andheri. Most 5-star hotels are located nearby. Juhu Aerodrome , which is used by small private aircraft and as a heliport, is located in Juhu. Each of
646-828: The Western Suburbs, it begins in Bandra in the south and ends at the Dahisar Flyover junction with the Western Express Highway in the north. However, connectivity from the Eastern Suburbs is poor. The Andheri-Ghatkopar Link Road, Jogeshwari – Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR), the Andheri-Kurla Road and the Santa Cruz – Chembur Link Road (SCLR) are the major road links between the Eastern and Western Suburbs. Bus services are provided by Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). The "200" & "300" series buses serves
680-423: The city of Mumbai , India . The Western Suburbs consist of Andheri , Bandra , Marol , Oshiwara Lokhandwala , Borivali , Dahisar , Goregaon , Versova , Jogeshwari , Juhu , Kandivali , Khar , Malad , Sakinaka , Santacruz and Vile Parle . Geographically, the Western Suburbs lie at the western part of Salsette Island , is a continuous urban sprawl spanning the areas from Bandra to Bhayander , which
714-500: The construction work. The delays also escalated the cost of the 9.29 km elevated road from the initial ₹ 5.31 billion (US$ 64 million) to ₹ 5.72 billion (US$ 69 million). A 14 km section of the 17 km Eastern Freeway was completed by 24 May 2013. Chavan had promised to open the freeway on 7 June 2013, when he inaugurated the Milan flyover in May 2013. The delay in opening
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#1732851725433748-420: The freeway led to criticism from transport experts and the media, and protests from angry Mumbai residents. The problem was exacerbated by heavy monsoon rains that caused most other roads to be waterlogged. A 13.59 km stretch of the Eastern Freeway, comprising the four-lane 9.29 km elevated road from Orange Gate on P D'Mello Road to the beginning of Anik-Panjarpol Link Road and four of eight lanes of
782-459: The freeway, though bicycles have often been sighted post opening. Vehicles are also prohibited from halting on the freeway. The maximum allowed speed limit is 80 km/h. Wilbur Smith and Associates, commissioned in 1962 to study transportation in Bombay, recommended construction of a freeway from the southern part of the city to the Western Express Highway near Bandra. An eastern freeway to connect
816-455: The freeway. The MSRTC began running AC buses from Panvel to Mantralaya on 23 September 2013, marking the first time that AC buses plied on the Eastern Freeway. AC buses to South Mumbai had been operated by the NMMT prior to MSRTC's service, but the latter was the first time that buses took the Eastern Freeway route. Western Suburbs (Mumbai) The Western Suburbs is the western precinct of
850-590: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Freeway&oldid=932805789 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Eastern Freeway (Mumbai) 19°01′31″N 72°52′51″E / 19.0253235°N 72.8807017°E / 19.0253235; 72.8807017 The Eastern Freeway (officially Vilasrao Deshmukh Eastern Freeway Marathi : विलासराव देशमुख पूर्व मुक्त मार्ग ),
884-474: The island city that lies to the south of Salsette Island. This region is called South Mumbai . The western part of Mumbai Suburban district (to the west of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) is called the Western Suburbs and the eastern part of the district is called the Eastern Suburbs . The northernmost portion of the island, which is outside of the Mumbai city limits, lies in Thane District . South Mumbai ,
918-413: The morning of 30 April 2014. By the end of April 2014, the MMRDA was finishing up the painting and concretising and installing streetlights and signs. The final leg of the 2.8 km Panjarpol-Ghatkopar link road was opened to traffic on 16 June 2014, marking the commissioning of the entire Eastern Freeway. Seismic arresters installed on the freeway will enable it to handle earthquakes of up to 7.5 on
952-561: The suburbs has a railway station on the Western and the Harbour line of the city's suburban railway system . Bandra , Andheri , Borivali and Bhayander are important railway stations. A branch of the Harbour line terminates at Goregaon with further extension up to Borivali-Bhayander in the planning stage. Bandra Terminus is one of the six terminals for long-distance trains in Mumbai. Line 1 of
986-723: Was completed in January 2014. Engineers working on the project then concretised the surface of the Panjarpol-Ghatkopar Link Road, which begins at Panjarpol junction near R K Studio in Chembur and ends at the GMLR. When the first phase of the freeway was inaugurated in June 2013, the MMRDA had planned to commission the final stretch in December 2013. The up and down ramps on the Panjrapole – Ghatkopar Link Road at Panjrapole junction were opened for vehicular traffic on
1020-466: Was completed in January 2014. The final stretch opened to the public in April 2014. The original estimated cost of all three segments together was ₹ 8.47 billion (US$ 100 million). The final cost of the project is estimated to be ₹ 14.63 billion (US$ 180 million). Eight CCTV cameras are installed on the freeway and are operational since 12 August 2015. The freeway was built in three segments –
1054-574: Was completed on 9 March 2013. The 9.29 km stretch from Orange Gate to Mahul Creek is the longest flyover in Mumbai and third longest flyover in India, after the 25 km Kanpur city bypass flyover on NH-2 and the 11.6 km P. V. Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway in Hyderabad . This segment was opened to the public on 14 June 2013, along with four lanes of the Anik – Panjarpol link road. The second segment
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1088-451: Was contracted to Simplex Infrastructure Ltd. A 13.59 km stretch of the freeway, comprising two of three segments with one of the twin tunnels, from Orange Gate on P D'Mello Road up to Panjarpol, near RK Studios in Chembur , was opened to the public on 14 June 2013. The second tunnel was opened on 12 April 2014. The third and final segment from Panjarpol to Jeejabai Bhosle Marg at Chembur
1122-474: Was opened on 16 June 2014. The Eastern Freeway is primarily intended to reduce travel time between South Mumbai and the Eastern Suburbs . It is also expected to ease traffic on Dr B R Ambedkar Road, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg, Port Trust Road, P D'Mello Road , the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) and Mohammad Ali Road. Heavy vehicles (except public buses ), three-wheelers , two-wheelers , bullock carts , handcarts , and pedestrians are prohibited from using
1156-415: Was opened to traffic from 12 April 2014, making the entire stretch 8-lane. The ramps connecting Anik Wadala Road to the Eastern Freeway were opened to traffic on 6 April 2014. The construction of these two ramps had been scheduled to complete in January 2014, but the work was delayed due to unforeseen technical reasons. The third segment consists of a 4-lane elevated 2.8 km flyover from Panjarpol till
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