India: Mumbai Urban Transport Project - Phase III (MUTP)

approved

The Project will provide sustainable, high-capacity and safe cross-regional connectivity in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Through providing better and more efficient connection among various districts, it will improve mobility and safety of the suburban population of MMR. The project consists of four components: -Quadrupling of Virar - Dahanu Road corridor (64 km) to provide extension of suburban railway service which will serve growing suburban areas and connect the peripheral areas with Mumbai. -Construction of new suburban railway corridor between Panvel and Karjat (28 km) to cater to the demand of commuters in the area under rapid urbanization and population growth. -Installation of midsection trespass control measures, such as track segregation by fencing or reinforced concrete wall, pedestrian crossings over or under the tracks, on 36 priority sections of existing lines to reduce fatal accidents. -Institutional strengthening, capacity building and technical assistance to strengthen institutional capacity of the implementing entity.