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The Maharashtra Cabinet Infrastructure Committee has approved a major Metro project that will directly connect Mumbai International Airport with Navi Mumbai International Airport. The 35-kilometre Metro Line 8 project will cost more than ₹22,000 crore and is aimed to boost between the two airports.
Total Metro Stations to Cover
According to the Chief Minister's Office, the Metro corridor will have a total of 20 stations. Out of these, six stations will be underground, and 14 will be elevated. The project will require the acquisition of 30.7 hectares of land, which is expected to cost around ₹388 crore. The total estimated cost of the project is ₹22,862 crore.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed all departments to complete land acquisition and obtain necessary approvals within six months. He also said that construction work should be finished within three years after the approvals are granted.
Underground Metro Route
Of the total Metro route, about 9.25 km will run underground from Mumbai Airport Terminal 2 to Ghatkopar East. The remaining 24.63 km will be elevated, connecting Ghatkopar West to Navi Mumbai Airport Terminal 2. Once completed, the Metro line is expected to significantly reduce travel time and ease congestion between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.
The Chief Minister also asked officials to speed up the extension of the Samruddhi Expressway on the Nagpur-Gondia and Bhandara-Gadchiroli routes to avoid delays in these important infrastructure projects.
Moreover, for Kumbh Mela, the committee approved the 66.15-km Nashik city ring road project at a cost of ₹3,954 crore. In addition, it cleared the upgradation of the 85.76-km Navegaon More-Konsari-Mulchera-Hedri-Surjagad highway in Gadchiroli district into a four-lane cement concrete road to support mineral transport.
