Motorists commuting between Kurla and Santacruz via the Santacruz Chembur Link Road (SCLR) should be able to cover the stretch much faster, with the MMRDA asserting that its Kurla-Vakola extension will be ready by April 2023. As per the infra planning body, three-fourths of the work on the east-west connector has been completed.

“The Kurla-Vakola flyover which is the part of SCLR extension is now 74 per cent complete. The east-west project has a 4-lane carriageway initially and subsequently a 2-lane carriageway until Vakola. This flyover will further smoothen traffic and facilitate direct connectivity between EEH [Eastern Express Highway] and WEH [Western Express Highway]. We are targeting to complete the work by April 2023,” said SVR Srinivas, chief of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).