To ease traffic congestion in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday asked the administration to initiate long-term planning for a road development project.

CM Eknath Shinde asked the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to take the lead in initiating such a project which will include the construction of by-passes, flyovers, service roads and underpasses, a release said, reported PTI.