The Cabinet Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday approved projects worth Rs 22,611 crore in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), including a tunnel and elevated road corridor linking Gaimukh and Bhayandar, as well as the expansion of the Navi Mumbai Metro network.

The committee cleared the Rs 17,036 crore Gaimukh-Fountain Hotel tunnel and Fountain Hotel-Bhayandar elevated road project, along with the Rs 5,575 crore Navi Mumbai Metro Line-1A and Line-2 extension projects. The approvals are aimed at decongesting key traffic corridors and improving regional connectivity.