Transport master plan for Kalyan-Dombivli approved!

11 Jul 2023 CW Team

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has approved a transportation master plan in Kalyan-Dombivli to speed up various projects like Kalyan Ring Road, Airoli-Katai Naka tunnel and other road projects.

Kalyan MP Shrikant Shinde along with other public representatives held a review meeting with MMRDA commissioner Dr Sanjay Mukherjee at MMRDA headquarters. The meeting focused on the projects which were started a few years back to improve the connectivity and transportation between Kalyan, Dombivli, Diva, Mumbra, Kalwa, Ambernath and Ulhasnagar.

An MMRDA official said land acquisition for phase III of the Kalyan Ring Road project has been completed by 87%. The MMRDA will transfer the land to Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation soon. Meanwhile, all other hurdles to the project will be eliminated soon.

In phase VIII of this project, a 650-m-long road will be connected to the Agra national highway for which Rs 55 crore has been sanctioned.

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