New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu at present. The Mumbai Trans Harbour Hyperlink has been constructed at a value of ₹ 17,840 crore and is the longest sea bridge within the nation.

In December 2016, PM Modi laid the muse stone of the bridge. Marking the historic milestone in India’s infrastructure growth, the identify Atal Setu additionally honours the previous Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The Atal Setu is a 21.8-kilometre-long bridge that connects Sewri in Mumbai and the Nhava Sheva space in Raigad district.

With the assistance of the nation’s longest bridge, the journey between the 2 places will probably be shortened from the present two hours to round 15-20 minutes.

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Speaking in regards to the infrastructural marvel, Metropolitan Commissioner of MMRDA Dr Sanjay Mukherjee mentioned, “On January 12, PM Modi will inaugurate the Atal Setu – the Mumbai Trans Harbour Hyperlink. That is India’s longest bridge constructed on the ocean. A number of such applied sciences have been used within the making of this bridge, that are used for the primary time in India. The lights used on this bridge don’t disturb the aquatic atmosphere.”

Right here is What’s allowed and What’s not:

What’s allowed

The utmost velocity restrict for four-wheelers on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Hyperlink (MTHL) will probably be 100 kmph.

The utmost velocity restrict for automobiles like vehicles, taxis, gentle motor automobiles, minibuses and two-axle buses is 100 kilometres per hour.

On the ascent and descent of the bridge, the velocity will probably be restricted to 40 kilometres per hour.

What’s not allowed

The police, on Wednesday, knowledgeable that motorbikes, auto rickshaws and tractors will not be allowed on the ocean bridge, the police mentioned on Wednesday. There may even be no entry for automobiles like bikes, mopeds, three-wheelers, animal-drawn automobiles and slow-moving automobiles.

Multi-axle heavy automobiles, vans and buses heading in direction of Mumbai will not have an entry on the Jap Freeway.

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These automobiles must take the Mumbai Port-Sewri Exit (Exit 1C) and use the MBPT Street close to ‘Gadi Adda’ for additional motion.

An official knowledgeable that the Mumbai police have imposed the velocity restrict on India’s longest sea bridge to curb “hazard, obstructions and inconvenience to the general public.”

In the meantime, the Prime Minister will probably be visiting Maharashtra to unveil initiatives price over ₹ 30,500 crore within the state.

Throughout his go to on Friday, PM Modi may even lay the muse stone of an underground street tunnel connecting Jap Freeway’s Orange Gate. The Prime Minister may even launch Namo Mahila Shashaktikaran Abhiyaan within the state