Motorists plying between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai will have to wait till 2023, for India's longest Sea Link between Sewri and Nhava-Sheva known as Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) to be a reality with construction work to start in January 2018. Along with easy connectivity to Navi Mumbai, MTHL will also help motorists plying using the Mumbai Pune Expressway or going further south. The time required for construction till 2023 is because the construction will be done mid-sea. Meanwhile, MMRDA MTHL last week awarded the contract to three consortiums who are in joint venture constructing the project. The civil construction work was awarded at Rs 14,263 crore which is more than Rs 100 crore estimated by MMRDA.

Source: dna November 17, 2017 03:22 UTC