The work on the Rs 14,000-crore coastal road will remain stalled as the Bombay high court (HC) on Tuesday refused to vacate the stay on the ambitious civic project, which seeks to cut travel time between south Mumbai and the western suburbs by nearly 70%.
The division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Nitin Jamdar, which was hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the project, also rejected a plea filed by the contractor, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) India Limited, wanting to be party to the public interest litigations (PILs).
The judges, however, expressed willingness to allow the civic-appointed contractor to “strengthen” the work already done to protect it from damage during the monsoon.
