Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday stated that the under-construction Mumbai Coastal Road will be toll-free. This announcement came as a reassurance after reports suggested that a proposed minimum toll of Rs 250 on the Mumbai Trans Harbor Link (MTHL) and coastal road projects had been decided.
The Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) is an ambitious project that aims to connect Marine Drive with the Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL), which laid its foundation stone in December 2018. The CM, in his statement, announced that the first phase of the long-awaited coastal road, which includes the undersea tunnel between Worli and Marine Drive,