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BMC's mobility plan inches towards its final stage

Once ready, it will help connect missing links, make commuting smooth

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The survey report of BMC's ambitious Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) will soon be made available as the work is at last lag. The report will help to make commuting smooth as it will connect missing links and improve important junctions and busy roads.

Last year, the BMC had appointed a consultant to conduct drone as well as physical surveys of missing road connectivity, important junctions among other to make the existing public transport system in order. The plan would be executed over a period of 20 years by multiple agencies at a cost of Rs 1.68 lakh crore.

According to senior civic official, the survey is in its last leg and they will have clarity how the improvement will be carried out. The CMP will be executed in two phases.

On the priority list of CMP, the BMC has planned to connect eight roads and construct at least seven new flyovers. The survey will be completed in six weeks time and the civic body is expected to spend around Rs 7000 crore. These missing link roads are in areas like Mahim, Santa Cruz, Khar, Western Express Highway, Goregaon Mulund Link Road, Vikhroli, Govandi West and Mulund. The length of the road will be from 400 metre to 1 km.

The BMC's traffic department has identified around a total 41 missing road connectivity that can ease the pressure from existing roads and allow smooth flow of traffic. "The total length of missing links is around 220 kms and these will be developed over a period of 15 to 16 years. These have been included in the city's development plan 2034."

However, the feasibility and utility of these road connectivity will be checked through survey. The plan will also include integrated fare structure and common ticketing for existing public transport system in order to improve the infrastructure of the city.

The whole CMP will be executed over a period of 20 years at an expected cost of Rs 1.68 lakh crore. And, apart from BMC, MMRDA, Railways and BEST will also bear the cost.

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