Maharashtra government has proposed to levy
a toll of Rs 250 per trip for cars using the Mumbai Trans Harbor Link
connecting Mumbai with Navi Mumbai
The decision
on the quantum of toll was cleared during a cabinet meeting of the government
headed by Chief Minister EknathShinde. The
Mumbai Trans Harbor Link (MTHL) will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on January 12.
MTHL is the country's longest sea bridge
connecting Mumbai's Sewri to NhavaSheva in the neighboring Raigharh district. The approximately 22-kilometre-long bridge
will bring down the journey from the current two hours to around 15-20 minutes.
It is a six-lane sea link, with 16.50 kilometers of stretch on the sea and 5.50
km on land.
The Mumbai
Trans Harbor Link will further connect to the arterial Mumbai-Pune Expressway,
which links the state's two largest cities of Maharashtra.