Jeejabai Bhosle Marg
Jeejabai Bhosle Marg | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation | |
| Length | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Existed | 2007–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Ghatkopar |
| East end | Mankhurd |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Maharashtra |
| Major cities | Mumbai |
| Highway system | |
Jeejabai Bhosle Marg, the official name of the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR) or the Mankhurd-Ghatkopar Link Road (MGLR), is a road in eastern Mumbai connecting the suburbs of Mankhurd and Ghatkopar.[1] It connects to the Mumbai-Pune Expressway via the Sion Panvel Highway. The road is 4 km long and 200 feet wide.[2] Construction on its main carriageway started in 2005 and it was opened in 2007.[3]
BRTS
On 7 September 2012, BEST announced that it would implement a bus rapid transit system (BRTS) with dedicated lanes on the GMLR.[4] Under the project, the GMLR will be widened to 60m and concretised. The project will cost ₹2,070.3 million (US$25 million). Existing service roads on each side of the artery will be converted into additional drive lanes, expanding the road to four lanes in each direction.[5] The slip lane will be reserved for BEST buses.
Underneath reinforced concrete road, the BMC will construct lines for electricity, gas, water and telephone. A reinforced concrete wall will be constructed at culverts and bridges after encroachments are removed, so that the embankment of the road and the new reinforced concrete box cell of utility services are protected.[6] There will also be 2 pedestrian bridges at Bainganwadi Junction and Shivaji Nagar Junction.
Following the opening of the Eastern Freeway in 2013, traffic from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road is shared with the former, and merges with the GMLR near RBK School. GMLR also helps ease traffic on the Sion Panvel Highway.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Somaiya-Patil Lock Horns in Mumbai NE". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "BMC to start first BRTS project on Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road, News – City". Mumbai Mirror. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013.
- ^ Parab, Bhagwan. "BRTS project set to take off". The Asian Age. Mumbai. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "City to get first dedicated lane for BEST buses". Hindustan Times. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Ghatkopar link road to get special lanes for BRTS". The Times of India. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
- ^ Express news service (7 September 2012). "BMC clears Mumbai's first BRTS". Express India. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.
- ^ "In 2 yrs, dedicated bus lane in suburbs – Mumbai – DNA". Daily News and Analysis. 7 September 2012.