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Work on long-delayed Sewri-Worli connector in Mumbai expected to start soon

<span style="color: #222222;">Work on the long-delayed Sewri-Worli connector is expected to start soon as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has finalised the contractor for the Rs 1,276-crore project. The 4.5km flyover will connect the under-construction Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) with the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL), cutting down an hour's travel time between the two points to just 10 minutes.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR Correspondent reports, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority officials today apprised on the connector. The officials shared that the flyover's section above the Parel-Prabhadevi tracks will have a double-decker design similar to the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The deadline for the project is slated as 2023. Once complete, the flyover will cater to nearly 15 per cent of traffic on MTHL. Earlier, MMRDA floated tenders for the flyover in 2013. However, the project was put on hold owing to the delays in the commencement of MTHL. </span><br />''  

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