India, June 15 -- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who had recently pulled up contractors during a high-level war room meeting over delays in infrastructure projects, on Sunday inspected the northern stretch of the Coastal Road. He also paid a surprise visit to the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project, directing contractors to complete the work "at all costs" by December 2028.

During the visit, the CM suggested that a tunnel could be constructed via Manori to connect the Northern Coastal Road with the Uttan-Virar Sea Link through Gorai. "The Western Express Highway carries nearly 60% of Mumbai's traffic," he said. "Once this project is completed by October-November 2028, there will be signal-free connectivity between Nariman Point a...