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The recently inaugurated MTHL sea bridge has recorded traffic of over 79,000 vehicles on Saturday and Sunday, as per the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority .
The bridge was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on January 12 and was opened to public the next day. As per the MMRDA, on Day 1, a total of 24,000 vehicles took the sea bridge, while it was 55,000 vehicles on Day 2.
The 21.8-kilometre bridge of which 16.5 km is on the sea and remaining 5.5 viaducts on road on either sides provides end-to-end connectivity between Sewri, South Mumbai to Chirle Navi Mumbai. It has three interchanges at Sewri of South Mumbai, Ulwe and Chirle— both in Navi Mumbai.
The bridge is aimed to reduce travel time to 20 minutes from one hour on the old route via Vashi Toll, saving fuel, time and money. The much-hyped sea bridge has also become a popular spot for people to take selfies by stopping their vehicles on the bridge, prompting police to take action. As of Sunday, 264 motorists were penalised for stopping on the bridge unnecessarily. Traffic police have urged people to not stop on the bridge where speed limit is permitted up to 100 kmph.
At inauguration
About 1,300 people of more than one lakh attendees at MTHL inauguration event reported sick due to dehydration and headache after exposure to heat for long hours, as per Raigad district civil surgeon Dr Nitin Deomane. He said two persons were admitted to hospital for a day.
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