Milan Subway ROB finally sees the light of day

Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan inaugurated the Milan Subway Rail Overbridge on Friday evening, after a delay of three and a half years.

Authorities anticipate that this flyover will carry more than 35,000 vehicles daily, thereby reducing traffic jams.

Also, the overbridge will give relief to motorists during the monsoon as the area gets flooded frequently.

However, the project is still incomplete as Dayaldas Road, which will connect motorists from Vile Parle East to SV Road, is yet to be widened.

At the event, local MLA Krishna Hegde said, “I have proposed an underpass at Santa Cruz connecting the Milan Subway to take motorists towards the South-bound lane of the Western Express Highway, or else they will have to make a detour below the domestic airport flyover.”

While inaugurating the rail overbridge, Chavan said that this is the first project in the series of half a dozen infrastructure projects that will be opened to the public this year.

He added, “The Eastern Freeway, connecting South Mumbai with Chembur, will be inaugurated before June 7, when the monsoon is expected to hit the city.”