Mumbai : The ambitious Dahisar-Mira Bhayandar elevated link road project has received no response from the bidders so far. So the BMC had to extend its final tender submission date for the fourth time since October 2022. The revised final submission date of tender is February 17.
๐ฑ ๐ธ๐บ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ
The BMC will be constructing 5 km long and 45 metres wide elevated road linking Dahisar and Bhayandar. The road will decongest Dahisar check naka by reducing 30-35 percent of its load. It will also create an another route to Mira- Bhayandar. The estimated cost of the project is around Rs. 3,186 crores and is expected to be complete by 2026.
๐ง๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ
Only one company responded to the tender first invited in June 2022. But on recommendations of consultant the BMC decided to construct a cable-stayed bridge above the creek. So the fresh tenders were invited in October with the deadline for submissions by November 17. It was then extended three times to December 2022, January 28, 2023 and February 3.
"Since it is a big project, we received some queries from the companies who wanted some time to study the project. It is a design-and-build project, so all difficulties need to be solved. We have extended the submission date till next Friday (February 17)," said deputy municipal commissioner Ulhas Mahale.
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐
Currently, there are only two modes of connectivity to the Mira Bhayandar by the Western Express Highway and Western Railway lines. So there is always traffic jams on W.E. Highway, while Dahisar check naka also faces heavy traffic congestion. So the linking road project was in discussion from past 7 to 8 years. However due to engineering challenges the link remained unconstructed.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐:
Proposed elevated road - 5 Km long, 45 metres wide, 4 X 4 lane.
BMC jurisdiction : 1.5 km
Mira Bhayandar municipal corporation (MBMC) - 3.5 km road
Link road will start - near Kandar pada Metro station, Link road, Dahisar (West) to Uttan road near Subhash Chandra Bose Ground, Bhayandar (West).
To be constructed on stilts.
Estimated cost - Rs. 3,186 crores (including escalation provision, permission charges and royalties)
* The project will be be implemented by BMC with cooperation from MMRDA on behalf of MBMC.
* It is expected to decongest traffic at Dahisar checkpoint, where thousands of vehicles pass daily towards Bhayandar-Vasai-Palghar as well as Gujarat and further towards Delhi and western and north India.
