The Congress party on Monday said that the newly inaugurated Coastal Road in Mumbai should remain toll-free. The phase 1 of the Coastal Road from Worli to Marine Drive was inaugurated by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday morning and the road will be open for vehicular movement from Tuesday.

Congress` Mumbai chief Varsha Gaikwad speaking to the media said, "A route of the Coastal Road was partially open to the public today after its inauguration was postponed several times. Former chief minister, late Vilasrao Deshmukh, had conceptualised the project and later CM Prithviraj Chavan took major steps to implement it. The current leaders should not try to take complete credit for the work," reported PTI.