Summary:
As per work progress shared by MMRDA, MTHL construction work began this March, is being implemented in 3 civil construction packages. The preliminary construction work started a month ago and the overall cost is pegged at around Rs 12,000 crore. Almost 40 years after proposing, construction on sea-bridge between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai takes off. However, over the period due to the rise in construction cost, it escalated to Rs 12,741 crore. However, China started construction of 55-km-long sea-link that is world's longest sea-link in December 2009 followed by making it open for traffic just as recent as last month..