Haji Ali - Girgaum Chowpatty Link Road snippets

The Maharashtra state government on Friday gave the go-ahead for a coastal link between Haji Ali and Girgaum Chowpatty. The government is convinced that even if the Pedder Road flyover is a necessity, the coastal link up to Nariman Point from Haji Ali will have to be built simultaneously, taking into consideration the grim traffic scenario in the city. Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) managing director and vice chairman Vipin Shrimali said on Friday that tenders to appoint developers for the two links will be floated in October. After the Worli-Haji Ali sea link, construction of which will begin by March, the state has upped the execution plan for the next link from Haji Ali to Girgaum Chowpatty. Shrimali said that this was because the nod had been given by the infrastructure sub-committee of the state cabinet a few months ago.