New flyover reduces travel time at Kasarwadavli Junction in Thane; next phase after rains
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Vehicles can now bypass the chronic Kasarwadavli junction using the newly constructed flyover, cabinet minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Tuesday after inaugurating the bridge constructed by the MMRDA on the Thane to Gaimukh lane.
The opening of the flyover was delayed by nearly three months as the finishing works on the structure took an unexpectedly long time. TOI highlighted the plight of commuters as they spent crucial time trying to cross the pockmarked and narrowed lanes at the arterial junction, often taking over 35 minutes.
The four-lane flyover project is being constructed in two phases, bypassing the Kasarwadavli junction. The first phase involves two lanes spanning nearly 800m built over the Thane to Gaimukh direction. The second phase will involve construction on the Gaimukh to Thane lanes, which will be taken up after the rains, Sarnaik said after flagging off the flyover on Tuesday afternoon. The flyover, built in coordination with the existing Metro 4 line, also has an underpass to facilitate the crossover of local traffic to the opposite lanes.
'The flyover is a crucial infrastructure project being executed in Thane. The bridge bypassing the crucial Kasarwadavli junction on the Thane to Gaimukh lanes will reduce travel time for motorists heading towards Gujarat and the western Mumbai suburbs, otherwise spent on crossing the busy crossroad,' informed Sarnaik.
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