- West Island Freeway
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The West Island Freeway is an ambitious project to connect the suburbs ofinfrastructure .It may contain informationabout a approved or porposed infrastructure and more information becomes available as construction begins.Mumbai with downtown Mumbai. The project envisions the setting up of multiple flyovers over theArabian Sea . The first phase of the project, known as theBandra-Worli Sea Link , is currently in progress, and linksBandra in the north withWorli to the south with acable stayed bridge spanning theMahim Bay . This development shall relieve the congestion on theMahim Causeway , which up until now has been the only road connection between the suburbs and the main city of Mumbai on the western sea front. The toll charges is proposed to be fixed at Rs.38 for four wheel private vehicles and taxis.The next stage of the project envisages the building of a
freeway along the city's western sea board, and linkingWorli withNariman Point , viaMalabar Hill . Additionally, this phase has now received environmental clearance too. But a plea has been raised at the courts opposing this project. [http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/0-0&fp=4726cd08bf5dec41&ei=Rl4mR9y-IIOUrgPU3-iQAw&url=http%3A//timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Plea_opposes_Mumbai_sea-link_project/articleshow/2435775.cms&cid=0]External links
* [http://www.msrdc.org/Projects/Wfslp.aspx Western Freeway Sea Link Project]
* [http://www.msrdc.org/ Official MSRDC website]
*Enviornmental Clearance for western freeway Project [http://www.msrdc.org/projects/wfslp_environmental_clearance01.htm]
*Western freeway project [http://www.msrdc.org/projects/wfslp.html]
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