The breakthrough of the second underground tunnel of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project was conducted on Tuesday afternoon at Priyadarshini Park near Breach Candy. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis were present during the breakthrough event.

Meanwhile, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in an official press release on Tuesday said that the Mumbai Coastal Road project is the most prestigious project undertaken by BMC. The Mumbai Coastal Road project undertaken by BMC is from Princess Street Flyover to Worli end of Bandra-Worli sea link. It is massive and highly complex work consisting of roads on reclamation, bridges, twin tunnels under sea and hill, interchange arms, seawall etc.