NAVI MUMBA, Nov. 17 -- After Mumbai, the satellite city of Navi Mumbai is set to get its own coastal roads. The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (Cidco) is pushing ahead with the Kharghar-CBD Belapur Coastal Road and the Ulwe Coastal Road, both designed to provide seamless connectivity to the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) and decongest the region's busiest corridors, officials said. Estimated to cost Rs.1,020.7 crore, the Kharghar-CBD Belapur Coastal Road is expected to halve travel time between the two suburbs from the current 30-40 minutes during peak hours. The corridor will 9.68 km long, out of which 6.96km will be newly developed. The project has received all the necessary environmental clearances, Cidco officials said. The construction is expected to start in early 2026 and is targeted for completion by end of 2028. "This is not just an airport connector. It is a backbone project that will integrate multiple growth nodes-from the corporate park to housing clusters-while easing pressure on the Sion-Panvel Highway," said Cidco vice chairman and managing director Vijay Singhal. Meanwhile, work on the six-lane, seven-kilometre-long Ulwe Coastal Road has reached the 60% mark, officials said. Cidco aims to finish the project by the end of 2026, in sync with NMIA's operational timeline....