A project to upgrade a road to Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Mumbai has been approved by the Union government on September 23. The road project involves a total expenditure of Rs 1,943.37 crore. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the road development project, to be undertaken by Mumbai JNPT Port Road Company (MJPRCL).
The road upgradation includes six-laning and eight-laning. The project will be developed on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis on a toll model, with a total length of 43.91 km of which 20.95 km will be of six-laning and 22.962 km will be of eight-laning.
The CCEA said in a statement that the project will expedite improvement of infrastructure in Maharashtra and also reduce the time and cost of travel for traffic, particularly heavy traffic, going towards JNPT.
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