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The '''Vikhroli-Kopar Khairne Link Road (VKLR)''', also known as the '''JVLR-Kopar Khairane-Ghansoli Bridge''', is a proposed 7.5 km to 10 km, freeway grade road bridge connecting the Indian city of [[Mumbai]] with [[Navi Mumbai]], its [[satellite city]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/7-5km-JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli-bridge-to-have-cycle-track-walkway/articleshow/53986607.cms |title=7.5km JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli bridge to have cycle track, walkway |publisher=www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-09-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mbnow.in/property/videos/urban-issues/mmrda-proposes-jvlr-koparkhairane-ghansoli-bridge/28443 |title=MMRDA proposes JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli bridge |publisher=[[Magicbricks Now]] |date=2016-09-05 }}</ref> The new link road would start at [[Eastern Express Highway]] (EEH) where [[Jogeshwari–Vikhroli Link Road]] (JVLR) ends in [[Vikhroli]], then cross [[Thane Creek]] and Harbour railway line and will terminate at [[Kopar Khairane]] in [[Navi Mumbai]] before ending on Thane- Belapur road. The link would be a six-lane road of about 10 km in length including a {{convert|2|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} bridge over the [[Thane creek]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/locality/thane/vikhroli-kopar-khairane-link-road-runs-roadblock-79628 |title=Vikhroli-Kopar Khairane link road runs into a roadblock |publisher=www.dnaindia.com |date=2015-12-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mbnow.in/property/videos/urban-issues/mmrda-proposes-jvlr-koparkhairane-ghansoli-bridge/28443 |title=MMRDA proposes JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli bridge |publisher=[[Magicbricks Now]] |date=2016-09-05 }}</ref> At present motorists have to take either the [[Vashi Bridge]] or [[Airoli Bridge|Mulund-Airoli Link Road]] to go to Navi Mumbai and [[Pune]]. The new road will help motorists save time and fuel.
The project is estimated to cost around ₹ 550 to 1200 crores. [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority]] (MMRDA) appointed N P Bridging (Belgium company), as a designing consultants for the infra-project, which was supposed to submit the final report on the link road by mid-September 2016.

==Significance==
It will be the third bridge over the [[Thane creek]]; the other two being the [[Vashi Bridge]] connecting [[Chembur]] to [[Vashi]], and the [[Airoli Bridge]] connecting [[Mulund]] to [[Airoli]]. The [[Navi Mumbai]]-end provides for a seamless corridor for travelling to [[Thane]], [[Dombivli]], [[Kalyan]], [[Panvel]] (which is itself now a node of Navi Mumbai) & [[Ambernath]] and beyond besides throwing open a direct corridor with the new [[Navi Mumbai International Airport]] in [[Ulwe]] node of Navi Mumbai. It will mean easier access for residents of [[Ghatkopar]], [[Powai]], [[Vikhroli]], and [[Bhandup]]. The connector will lead to a real estate boom as travel time will reduce by about an hour.

People travelling from western suburbs to Eastern suburbs will benefit the most. Connectivity of Mumbai to proposed [[Navi Mumbai International Airport]] will be improved. The bridge will have ramp connectivity on the [[Eastern Express Highway]] with a city connect on the Thane-Belapur road. Motorists can navigate further towards nodal visits or drive down further towards [[Panvel]] in [[Navi Mumbai]] city, as the [[Thane-Belapur road]] meets the [[Sion Panvel Highway]], or even wend their way onto the Palm Beach Marg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/7-5km-JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli-bridge-to-have-cycle-track-walkway/articleshow/53986607.cms |title=7.5km JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli bridge to have cycle track, walkway |publisher=www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-09-02 }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mbnow.in/property/videos/urban-issues/mmrda-proposes-jvlr-koparkhairane-ghansoli-bridge/28443 |title=MMRDA proposes JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli bridge |publisher=[[Magicbricks Now]] |date=2016-09-05 }}</ref>

Further, link road will allow a 70 km shortcut for local commuters travelling to [[Alibaug]], and also benefit the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust]], in Navi Mumbai city, in terms of logistic and transport of goods. This bridge also plays an important role in connecting with the southern parts of [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region|MMR]] Region including [[Pen]], [[Rasayani]].

==Time-line==
1. The MMRDA chalked out a plan to build the 10- km link road that will pass over Thane Creek and the dumping ground at Kanjurmarg, Bhandup. This road was originally proposed to start at [[Ghatkopar]] passing through [[Kanjurmarg]] as the Ghatkopar-Kopar Khairane Link Road. It had, in November 2013, appointed NP Bridging, a Belgium-based firm, to design the link road over [[Thane creek]] between the existing [[Vashi Bridge]] and [[Airoli Bridge]]. The study approximately costs ₹ 7.5 crores.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://np-bridging.com/projects/projects/gk-rk-bridges/ |title=Ghatkopar Koparkhairne & Rewas Karanja Bridges, Mumbai (INDIA) |publisher=www.np-bridging.com}}</ref>

2. MMRDA then sought the BMC’s permission to start construction on the dumping ground at [[Kanjurmarg]]. BMC denied the permission. According to them, an elevated road cannot be constructed over the dumping ground area, as the garbage heap can pile up to 35 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/locality/thane/vikhroli-kopar-khairane-link-road-runs-roadblock-79628 |title=Vikhroli-Kopar Khairane link road runs into a roadblock |publisher=www.dnaindia.com |date=2015-12-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mmrda-ready-with-ghatkopar-kopar-khairne-bridge-project-report-2092772 |title=MMRDA ready with Ghatkopar-Kopar Khairne bridge project report |publisher=www.dnaindia.com |date=2015-06-06 }}</ref>

3. Keeping in mind the effective dispersal of traffic coming from [[Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road]] and the constraint of construction at [[Kanjurmarg]] in [[Bhandup]], the Plan was changed to construct the link road from Eastern Express Highway (EEH), where the [[Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road]] (JVLR) ends.

4. Engineers from the NP Bridging were invited to design the realligment of the link road from [[Ghatkopar]] to [[Vikhroli]]. They were supposed to submit the final report on the link road by mid-September 2016 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/7-5km-JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli-bridge-to-have-cycle-track-walkway/articleshow/53986607.cms |title=7.5km JVLR-Koparkhairane-Ghansoli bridge to have cycle track, walkway |publisher=www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-09-02 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Jogeshwari–Vikhroli Link Road]]
* [[Mumbai Trans Harbour Link]]
* [[Airoli Bridge]]
* [[Vashi Bridge]]
* [[Sion Panvel Expressway]]
* [[Bandra Worli Sea Link]]
* [[Navi Mumbai International Airport]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Proposed bridges in India]]
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[[Category:Road bridges in India]]
[[Category:Bridges in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:2021 in transport]]
[[Category:Transport in Navi Mumbai]]
[[Category:Transport in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in Maharashtra]]

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