Multimodal Corridor from Virar to Alibaug

The Government of Maharashtra, with financial assistance from the World Bank and through MMRDA
under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project has prepared the Comprehensive Transportation Study (CTS)
for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region in the year 2008 known as TRANSFORM (TRANSportation Study
FOR the region of Mumbai). The premier objective of this study was to identify the travel modes and
travel patterns of the residents in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and recommend long term
Comprehensive Transportation Strategy for MMR up to 2031. The final report was submitted in July,
2008. One of the major recommendations of TRANSFORM is the development of Multi Modal Corridor
in MMR to take care of the varied travel demands of the region for the horizon period up to 2031. One
such corridor is planned from Virar to Alibaug.

M/s. Louis Berger Group Inc. has been appointed for the preparation of Techno-Economic and Financial
Viability Study which began in August, 2010.

This 126 km long Virar-Alibuag Multi Modal Corridor will connect NH-8, Bhiwandi bypass, NH-3, NH-
4 and NH-4B, Mumbai-Pune Expressway, NH-17, etc. Out of this 126 km corridor, 79 km long Virar
(Navghar) to Chirner (JNPT) corridor is financially feasible and has been approved by the Authority in its
meeting held on 6th March, 2012.

The Multi Modal Corridor will be a crucial step towards development, strengthening and creating job
opportunities in seven growth centers in MMR such as Virar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Dombivali, Panvel,
Taloja and Uran. The Corridor will also be useful for the development of Navi Mumbai International
Airport, JNPT Port, MTHL and Dedicated Freight Corridor. This Corridor will carry all the traffic from
JNPT towards Navi Mumbai and Thane outside the city and will help reduce traffic congestion within the
city. The travel time between Virar to Alibaug required today will also be reduced by 50%.

Project Features
A Multi Modal Corridor is a single corridor having a length of 126 km, which incorporates multiple
modes, such as, buses, BRT, metro rail, cars and non-motorised track. Moreover, utilities such as wa-ter
supply lines, sewer lines and gas lines are present in the same Right of Way. The width of the cor-ridor
would be about 99M.

The project offers the following benefits:

• It would open up hinterland for development

• It would provide connectivity to Growth Centers in MMR
• It would facilitate diversion of traffic from urban agglomeration and thereby reduce congestion /
pollution
• It would accelerate regional development
• It would provide improved connectivity of Mumbai Metropolitan Region with other cities as well
as improved mobility within MMR
Details of Project
The proposed Multi Modal Corridor will ensure faster access to Mumbai from important national high-
ways viz. NH8 (Ahmedabad), NH3 (Agra-Delhi), NH4 (Pune-Bangalore), NH4 B (JNPT), the Mumbai
Pune Expressway. It will also benefit some of the major projects being implemented in the MMR viz.
Navi Mumbai International Airport, Revas Port, Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) and the Dedicated
Freight Corridor. The alignment of the corridor has been designed in a manner to promote growth centres.
These have been identified as suitable areas for satellite townships in order to promote planned
development in the Virar, Kalyan, Navi Mumbai and Alibaug area

Present Status
MMRDA has completed the Techno-Economic and Financial Feasibility Studies for the Multimodal
corridor. The Corridor is proposed to be commissioned in two phases, phase-I being from Navghar to
Chirner near JNPT (about 79 km). The estimated cost of the first phase is about Rs. 10,000 Cr. Phase-II
from Chirner to Alibaug, (about 47 km) is proposed to be taken up subsequently. The Feasi-bility report
for both the phases has been completed and the process for detailed survey for land ac-quisition is
currently underway.

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