Fadnavis opens three Mumbai bridges for faster cross city travel

Mumbai, Oct 22 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis virtually inaugurated three flyovers on Thursday, aiming to strengthen Mumbai's north-south and east-west connectivity and eventually reduce travel between different parts of the city to 50-60 minutes. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation projects comprise railway overbridges at Sion and Vidyavihar and a flyover on the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) in Goregaon East. Fadnavis said improved infrastructure would ease congestion, facilitate smoother traffic movement and improve residents' daily travel. The reconstructed Sion railway overbridge replaces a 112-year-old British-era structure declared unsafe in 2019. Developed under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP-II), it accommodates…