After missing 12 deadlines, the Rs 428 crore Santacruz Chembur Link Road (SCLR) finally opened to traffic from today; while the opening is timed to perfection with days to go for polling, there was no fanfare or formal programme, as the code of conduct is in effect

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The MMRDA claims that the Rs 428 crore Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) will ease commuting woes between the eastern and western suburbs, ease traffic snarls at Amar Mahal Junction, Vakola, Sion and Kurla, and will also decongest the Eastern and Western Express Highways.