en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Infrastructure Committee of the Maharashtra state cabinet has approved an infrastructure plan worth approximately $2.4 billion, including the construction of a new tunnel and an elevated section in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) to alleviate traffic congestion.

Mumbai plans to build a new tunnel connecting Gaimukh and Fountain Hotel, spanning 5.5 kilometers, excavated using a tunnel boring machine (TBM) with a 14-meter diameter cutterhead, with a construction period of about five years. A 10-kilometer elevated section will be built alongside, connecting Fountain Hotel and Bhayandar. Both the tunnel and the elevated section will feature three lanes in each direction, and this 15.5-kilometer link is estimated to cost approximately $1.8 billion. The new corridor will reduce travel delays for drivers.

Meanwhile, a new two-lane tunnel is planned in northern India to connect Udhampur and Ramban. This tunnel will run parallel to the existing Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel on the Chenani-Nashri section of NH-44. The new tunnel will increase the capacity of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and reduce traffic delays on the important national highway NH-44.

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