Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road

Total length of Jogeshwari Vikhroli link Road, connecting Western Express Highway and Eastern Express Highway, is 10.8 km. This is divided into 3 sections as under;

Section - 1	From Western Express Highway to Saki-Vihar Road junction near L&T Powai works	4.90 km
Section - 2	From Saki – Vihar Road junction to LBS Marg junction	4.30 km
Section - 3	From LBS Marg junction to Eastern Express Highway	1.10 km
Total		10.30 km

For execution purpose the work is divided into two parts viz, Phase-I and Phase-II

Phase - I : Widening of Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road-Section-1 & 3

The approved cost of project is Rs.83 crores excluding cost of Removal and Rehabilitation of project affected persons.

Salient features:

Widening of existing two lane asphalt road to 3+3 lane concrete road with central divider and 2.0m wide asphalted side shoulder on either side.

Widening existing Cross Drainage(CD) works and bridges to accommodate 4+4 lanes.

Flattening the existing steep gradients wherever found necessary to improve profile.

Introduction of a 3 lane flyover for Jogeshwari bound traffic at the junction of SEEPZ.

Introduction of

i) pedestrian underpass at Pratap Nagar (ch.525)

ii) pedestrian underpass near Milind Nagar (ch. 4290)

iii) vehicular cum pedestrian underpass near SEEPZ junction and

iv) vehicular cum pedestrian underpass in Section-3

Contract details:

1	Amount put to tender	Rs. 73.81 cr.
2	Contract price	Rs. 66.27 cr.
3	Revised cost	Rs. 102.80 cr.
4	Notice to proceed with work (Work Order)	17.07.2003
5	Agency	M/s. NCC Ltd.-Maytas-Mahavir Joint Venture
6	Project Management Consultants	M/s. STUP Consultants Ltd.

The work is nearing completion:

The over all physical progress on the work is 98 %

ii)

Likely date of completion ……………………30.06.2008

Phase - II : Widening & strengthening of Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road Section-2

Background:

The section-2, of 4.3 km from Saki- Vihar Road junction to LBS Marg junction, has already been widened by MCGM to unequal (divided) 4 lane concrete pavement except in a stretch of 1.2 km near IIT Powai, where the width is 11 m with side shoulders of 1.5m. MMRDA has taken up the feasibility and detailed engineering study of this section for improving to uniform cross section of 6 lanes. Based on the findings of feasibility studies, the detailed engineering and project preparation was completed. Approved cost of work is 58.44 crores excluding cost of removal & rehabilitation of project affected persons, which is done by MMRDA.

Scope of proposed work:

Widening of existing unequal 4 lane road to 6/8 lane concrete road with 2.5m wide foot path on one side and central divider including widening CD works, construction of one pedestrian subway, two vehicular cumpedestrian subways, construction of 5m wide promenade on Powai lake side along JVLR, Powai lake beautification including construction of retaining wall.

Contract details:

1	Amount put to tender	Rs. 58.44 cr.
2	Contract price	Rs. 53.13 cr.
3	Revised cost	Rs.100.84 cr.
4	Notice to proceed with work (Work Order)	10.02.2005
5	Agency	M/s. Unity Infraprojects Ltd.
6	Project Management Consultants	M/s. Consulting Engineering Services (I) Pvt. Ltd.
7	Period of completion (original)	14 months

The work is in progress:

The over all physical progress on the work is 38 %

ii)

Likely date of completion ……………………31.05.2009

In addition to widening of Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road under MUTP, work of two Flyovers, one at the junction of Saki-Vihar Road near L&T Powai works and the other at LBS Marg junction at Gandhi Nagar, Vikhroli on Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road has been taken up by MSRDC and completed under the project of 50 Flyovers of MSRDC. These Flyovers are open to traffic.