The “Mumbai in Minutes" vision of the Maharashtra government may soon become a reality with a plan to construct an underground tunnel network that will span across 70 km.

This landmark project will introduce Mumbai’s third mode of urban transport, complementing surface roads and the expanding Metro. It will have a 70-km underground corridor connecting the Mumbai Coastal Road, Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), the upcoming High-Speed Rail Station (bullet train), and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. It is aimed at alleviating traffic congestion on the Western Express Highway (WEH) and SV Road, as well as diverting through-traffic underground, save valuable travel time, and reclaim urban land for the public.

Here’s how the underground corridor will look:

The underground corri

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