Already, the 4.7-km sealink is a cynosure of all eyes; now, a short stretch on the Santa Cruz-Kurla Link Road could give Mumbai another landmark infrastructure sight to behold.
A 1.5km stretch in the city could become one of the most picturesque urban sights in India. Already, the 4.7-km sealink is a cynosure of all eyes; now, a short stretch on the Santa Cruz-Kurla Link Road could give Mumbai another landmark infrastructure sight to behold.
The sight could be that of a flyover with motor vehicles, and alongside that a metro train or two plying. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is contemplating changing the realignment of the Charkop-Mankhurd metro line, also known as Metro-II.
The total length of SCLR is approximately 6km. The metro line and the SCLR bridges going parallel will be a stretch of 1.5km from near the SG Barve Marg and the Kurla Terminus area.
MMRDA metropolitan commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad told DNA that the changes in alignment are being considered since there are too many structures coming in the way of the present alignment. “Though the 32-km-long second line will pose fewer challenges compared to the first, we will be compelled to make certain changes in alignment,” he said.
“The line does not pose any issue while it comes from Charkop taking the Link Road, Linking Road or even SV Road. However, once it reaches Bandra-Kurla-Complex and goes towards Kurla, it would require acquiring and removing several structures. Since we have witnessed massive delays in some of our other projects due to resettlement and rehabilitation issues, we are mooting some modifications in the alignment,” Gaikwad added.
“Keeping this in mind we may take the alignment parallel to the SCLR. Though the final alignment through SCLR is not finalised yet, the metro alignment will hit SCLR somewhere in Kurla and then keep following it till Chembur,” he said.
If the alignment is changed - adding at least 700 m to it - the total cost is certain to go up. Per km cost of an elevated metro is Rs200 crore. “Keeping this in mind, the cost may go up by at least Rs120 crore. Obviously, the contractor will charge MMRDA more. Thus, we have to keep this in mind while changing the alignment,” added a MMRDA official.
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