MTHL to be inaugurated on Jan 12, here's all you may need to know

The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link MTHL will be inaugurated on Friday January 12 MTHL is the longest sea bridge in the country originates from Sewri in Mumbai and terminates at Nhava Sheva in Uran taluka of Raigad district in Maharashtra Ahead of its inauguration heres all you may need to know about the MTHLPM Modi to inaugurate MTHLAt around 330 pm on Friday Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and travel on Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri Nhava Sheva Atal Setu MTHL In Navi Mumbai PM Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projectsMTHL is also known as Atal SetuThe Mumbai Trans Harbour Link also known as Atal Setu named after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 12 an official Chief Ministers Office CMO statement has saidThe Mumbai Trans Harbour Link is constructed at a cost of around Rs 18000 crore The MTHL is a 6lane sea link with 1650 kilometres of the stretch on the sea and 55 km on landMTHL will bring more development to Navi Mumbai and adjoining areasAhead of its inauguration the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that the MTHL will usher in speedy progress of region and will bring more development to Navi Mumbai and adjoining areas CM Shinde had on Saturday inspected the longest sea bridge of the countryMTHL will save travel timeThe MTHL once open for public would help cover the distance between the two cities Mumbai and Navi Mumbai in just 20 minutes which otherwise takes 2 hours CM Shinde had earlier saidAs this bridge will connect Mumbai with the MumbaiGoa Highway Vasai and Virar Navi Mumbai and Raigad districts various new projects and big companies would come to Navi Mumbai ushering in development in the entire region he had said on SaturdayCompleted without any environmental imbalanceCM Shinde has said the project has been completed without any environmental imbalance and the number of flamingo birds visiting the Sewri coast has risenHe said 500 skill development centres have been started to provide employment to youth and various other welfare decisions are also being taken by the state governmentA traffic command centre has been set up near Chirle toll plaza on the outskirts of Navi Mumbai CM Shinde had also reviewed traffic management and control systems along with CCTV mechanisms on SaturdayCops set speed limit to 100 kmphMeanwhile Mumbai Police on Wednesday issued the details on speed limit on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link MTHL officially named the Atal Bihari Vajpayee SewriNhava Sheva Atal Setu which is scheduled to be inaugurated on January 12In an official notification the Mumbai Police said that the maximum speed limit for fourwheelers on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link will be 100 kmphAccording to the police cars taxis light motor vehicles LMVs minibuses and twoaxle buses will have a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour The speed will be restricted to 40 kmph on the ascend and descend of the bridgeMultiaxle heavy vehicles trucks and buses heading towards Mumbai will not have an entry on the Eastern Freeway the notification saidThese vehicles will have to use the Mumbai PortSewri Exit Exit 1C and take the MBPT Road near Gadiadda for further movement it saidNo motorbikes auto rickshawsVehicles such motorcycles mopeds threewheelers autos tractors animaldrawn vehicles and slowmoving vehicles would be restricted on the MTHL an official police notification saidRs 250 as toll amount for vehicles using on MTHLThe Maharashtra cabinet had last week cleared a proposal to charge Rs 250 as toll amount for cars for using the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link MTHL