Thane city has set an example and taken the lead in easing public transport connectivity, by beginning the construction of a 2.4-km-long dedicated elevated road only to be used by public transport buses, including those by various municipal transport undertakings.

The road connects directly from the Eastern Express Highway to Thane station in the east as part of the Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS) project. The lane is being built at a cost of Rs 266 crore. Besides this dedicated bus lane, another key project of a pedestrian skywalk across the Thane creek, the first of its kind, is also in an advanced stage of construction.