Highlighting the development, the planning body Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) tweeted, “One more significant milestone. MMRDA has completed the erection of last land span between pier no. MP 245 and MP 246 [RHS] on the Navi Mumbai side. In Pkg-2 total 49 Spans have been erected within a 2.7 Km land zone [sic].”

An MMRDA official said the ambitious sea link is expected to be ready for public use by December 2023. Around 84 per cent of the work on the project has been completed, he said. The bridge will have 6 lanes and interchanges at Sewri in Central Mumbai, Shivaji Nagar and on NH-4B at Chirle, Navi Mumbai. The official said more than half of the work in the sea has been completed.

Equipped with the latest technology, the sea bridge will allow authorities to monitor traffic on the overpass from the city’s central traffic control centre with the help of an array of CCTV cameras. It is expected to significantly improve the connectivity between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai and add to the economic development of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.