MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority has finally given its consent for the Pedder Road flyover. It took 15 years for the approval to be given to the 4.4 km four-lane flyover. The proposal was approved by the MCZMA and will now be forwarded to the Centre for its consent. A decision to this effect was taken at a MCZMA meeting held in Mantralaya on Thursday.
“The flyover’s ramp will be built on CRZ-2 (Wilson College) and not CRZ-1 (Chowpatty). MSRDC will have to use hi-tech methods to control and monitor air as well as noise pollution. They will display air and noise pollution levels on the bridge,’’ said state environment secretary Valsa Nair Singh.
The proposal, estimated at around Rs 300 crore, to build a flyover between Haji Ali (Lala Lajpat Rai College) and Nana Nani Park (near Wilson College) will not encroach on a portion of Girgaum Chowpatty and will be built over Marine Drive.
The flyover will start at Lala Lajpat Rai College and will pass via Haji Ali square, Cadbury Junction, Kemps Corner, Babulnath Temple, and Tambe Chowk to finally end at Nana Nani park near Wilson College. MSRDC minister J Kshirsagar said that the design of the Marine Drive ramp will ensure that the speed of vehicular traffic is reduced to 10-15 km/hr from a speed of 40 km/hr.
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