The work is likely to begin by next week and is expected to be complete in the next three years
After repairs of the Mumbra bypass, the road widening of Kopri bridge is set to add to the traffic woes of Thanekars. The work is likely to begin by next week and is expected to be complete in the next three years.
The widening of the Kopri overbridge was proposed in 2003. Though it is the most-awaited project wherein the current two-lane bridge will be widened to four lanes, the work will also add to Thane's traffic snarls.
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), Thane traffic police, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and other stakeholders will work in close coordination to minimise traffic issues of commuters travelling between Mumbai and Thane.
"Efforts are on to provide alternate routes from Thane to Mumbai and decongest them by removing encroachments, relocate bus stops and rickshaw stands near Mumbai toll naka," said Sandip Malvi, deputy municipal commissioner, TMC. "Illegal parking of vehicles at Anandnagar subway will be penalised and removed . Space for parking
BEST buses will also be made available. We are ready to help BMC to undertake such measures in the Mumbai region if they permit us," added Malvi.
Meanwhile, this puts more work on the hands of the Thane traffic police that have been working hard on handling traffic diversions from April 16 which when the Mumbra bypass will shut for repair work for two months. A senior officer from the Thane traffic police said, "Let us start with the Mumbra bypass work from next Monday then we will see how to go about the traffic management for the Kopri bridge widening work."
An official from MMRDA said that the work of Kopri bridge will take three years to complete and the bridge will remain partially open for vehicles. "It is not possible to shut the bridge completely and we will manage traffic through diversions," added the official.
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