Mumbai Coastal Road: Scores of vehicles were seen entering the south-north arm of the MCR at Marine Lines. The motorists were pleasantly surprised to complete the commute till Haji Ali junction in barely 8 minutes flat. Mumbai Coastal Road Phase 2: Excited Mumbaikars gave a broad smile and a big 'thumbs up' as the second phase of the Mumbai Coastal Road (MCR) was thrown open for motorists – a day after Chief Minister Eknath Shinde inaugurated it with a drive in a 94-year-old vintage Rolls Royce beauty.
Time Saving Scores of vehicles were seen entering the south-north arm of the MCR at Marine Lines. The motorists were pleasantly surprised to complete the commute till Haji Ali junction in barely 8 minutes flat – a far cry from the agonising nearly one hour it took till yesterday. Many motorists raved about the MCR – officially a mouthful, as 'Dharmveer Swarajrakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Mumbai Coastal Road' – as their vehicles sped through the new thoroughfare including a tunnel running under the Malabar Hill and emerging at the new interchange at Haji Ali junction, along the Arabian Sea shore.
Next Plan The remaining part of the project running up to Bandra Worli Sea Link is expected to be completed in a month or so and the entire phase will be fully ready by October affording Mumbaikars huge relief by saving time, fuel, pollution, and other benefits. A global marketing consultant Pradeep Menon decided to go on a 'joy-ride' from his Powai home, driving first to.