Mumbai Coastal Road: More than 20,000 vehicles traveled north on the first day of opening, know the details

The northern tunnel of Mumbai's Coastal Road was inaugurated for motorists on Tuesday. A total of 20,450 cars used it on the first day. According to media reports, 17,910 vehicles passed through this tunnel between 7 am and 8 pm on Wednesday. This underground tunnel starts from Marine Drive and takes motorists to Breach Candy. As the automatic vehicle counter has not been installed yet, it is currently being monitored manually.

According to the Jagran, the highest traffic was recorded on the first day with 2,080 cars between 7 pm and 8 pm on Tuesday. This was followed by 1,770 vehicles between 5 am and 6 pm and 1,650 between 6 pm and 7 pm. In comparison, 16,331 vehicles passed through the southern tunnel in March, the first day of operations.

The northern section of the road is currently only open up to Haji Ali, where only four of the eight interchanger arms are in use. The northbound road is only open on weekdays, from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. According to the report, a BMC official stated that work on the remaining stretch of the road is taking place on weekends and after midnight, necessitating its closure at these times.