On January 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially inaugurated Atal Setu, the longest sea bridge in India, in Mumbai. The bridge cuts down on the amount of time it takes to get from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai.

Drone footage of the bridge, which spans the Arabian Sea’s Thane Creek and is beautifully lit, was released by the news organization ANI.

The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, also known as the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu, is a 21.8 km six-lane bridge that is 16.5 km long and 5.5 km wide on land.

“Atal Setu is the embodiment of a modern India. This is a preview of what an advanced India would look like. All people will have access to facilities, prosperity, speed, and advancement in a developed India. Distances will be shorter and there will be connectivity throughout all of developed India. Everything, whether it be life or a means of subsistence, will continue uninterruptedly. “This is the Atal Setu message,” Prime Minister Modi declared following the bridge’s inauguration and the planting of the cornerstone for several additional Navi Mumbai development projects.

The project, according to the government, is in line with the prime minister’s goal of improving citizens’ “ease of mobility” by strengthening urban transport infrastructure and connections. In December 2016, the cornerstone of Atal Setu was laid.

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is building the bridge (MMRDA).

The primary objective of the bridge is to facilitate rapid access to both Mumbai International Airport and Navi Mumbai International Airport while simultaneously decreasing the duration of travel from Mumbai to Pune, Goa, and South India.

It also seeks to improve Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Mumbai Port’s connectivity. To improve security on the bridge, the government has added over 400 cameras as well as thermal cameras for fog detection.

The state home department will publish a notice appointing authority for two police stations: the first 10.8 km will be covered by Sewri in Mumbai, while the remaining distance will be supervised by Uran in Navi Mumbai.

Toll charges

Travelers using the bridge would have to pay a one-way toll of ₹250, said the government, adding that it anticipated an average of 70,000 cars daily on the MTHL. According to MMRDA traffic forecasts, the Sewri-Shivaji Nagar/Chirle interchanges would have over 1.33 lakh vehicles by 2032, and by 2042, that number is expected to exceed 2 lakh vehicles, as reported by Hindustan Times.

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