The Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority last week floated a tender for the 11-km-long twin tunnel work for the Borivali-Thane underground tunnel beneath the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
The Rs 11,000-crore six-lane road project is expected to reduce the travel time between Thane and Borivali to 15-20 minutes from 1.5 hours. The work is likely to begin before the monsoon this year, an official said.
“We have floated a tender for the design and construction of the twin-tube road tunnel and the approach road as well as other civil works between Thane and Borivali. This tunnel road of 11.8km linking Tikujiniwadi in Thane to the Borivali end of the Western Express Highway includes a 10.25km double-lane tunnel,
