The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) seems to be burning the candle at both ends to ensure that Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan’s promise regarding the opening of the Eastern Freeway does not cause any embarrassment. Chavan assured that motorists would be able to zip across from South Mumbai to Ghatkopar via the Eastern Freeway early next year. The MMRDA has now accelerated work to ensure that the project is operational at the earliest.