The inauguration ceremony is scheduled to be held at Worli's Bindu Madhav Thackeray Chowk, Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan Marg, will mark the beginning of this ambitious project aimed at transforming Mumbai's commute experience

Guardian Minister Deepak Kesarkar, Mumbai Suburban Guardian Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha, local MP Arvind Sawant, local MLA Aditya Thackeray, and MLA Sunil Shinde are likely to attend the event

The Mumbai Coastal Road will be open for traffic from 8 am to 8 pm, Monday to Friday, and closed on Saturday and Sunday to facilitate ongoing project works and ensure timely completion

The southbound Coastal Road from Worli to Nariman Point was supposed to be opened to the public on February 19. The state government and BMC want the prime minister to inaugurate the project that has been ready since last month

According to a BMC official, the full project of the north channel and connector between the Coastal Road and Bandra Worli Sea Link is in the final stage. It will be completed in May

According to BMC documents, the Worli to Nariman Point Coastal Road is an 18.58 km long project costing Rs 13,983 crore. It has eight lanes and tunnel road has six lanes, including a dedicated bus lane. The tunnel from Priyadarshini Park to Nariman Point is 2.19 km. BMC had made a provision of Rs 2,900 crore in its Budget 2024-25