India's 1st

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India's 1st undersea tunnels in South Mumbai are all set to open soon.

It’s part of the INR 12,721 crore Mumbai Coastal Road Project, which is nearing completion. Reports have it that the tunnels will open soon, which will mark India's first undersea tunnel.

More than two years after a giant Chinese Tunnel Boring Machine began cutting though complex geological strata, India’s first undersea twin tunnels in south Mumbai are close to completion.

Reportedly, the tunnels will open in January-February 2024, and will start near Girgaon (ahead of Marine Drive), extend north under the Arabian Sea, Girgaon Chowpatty and Malabar Hill, and end at Breach Candy’s Priyadarshini Park. The 2.07 km tunnels are a part of the INR 12,721 crore Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) being built by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

The 10.58 km Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) connects Marine Drive to the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, and reports suggest that during the peak hours, the high-speed coastal road is expected to reduce the 45-minute commute from Girgaon to Worli to just 10 minutes.