Mumbai: Eastern Freeway to be closed for trans harbour link work for 59 days

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Mumbai Traffic Police Wednesday said that for the construction work on the Eastern Freeway and Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Project-1, the freeway's ramp's A, B, E and C1 shall be closed for both south and north bound traffic during the night hours.

DCP Traffic, Mumbai, in a notification ordered the closure of the Freeway.

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The notification reads: "In order to facilitate the smooth movement of traffic and prevent danger obstruction and inconvenience to the public, the Eastern Freeway shall be closed for traffic from 00:00 hrs to 05:00 hrs for the below mentioned dates."

The traffic police has made arrangements for alternate routes during the closure of Eastern Freeway closure.

Alternative route for the traffic movement:

1) All vehicles on Eastern Freeway (South Bound) shall take a left turn from

Bhakti Park towards Shanti Nagar Road, Dayashankar Chowk to MBPT Road shall take a left turn from there to reach their desired destination.

2) All vehicles on Eastern Freeway (North Bound) Wadibunder Juction, Orange Gate Right turn MBPT Road to reach desired destination.

The notification further said that the above order is issued on temporary basis, will be in effect from January 17 to May 30, 2023.