More than 50 lakh vehicles have used the Atal Setu, the country’s longest sea bridge connecting Mumbai with its satellite city Navi Mumbai, since it was opened for traffic over seven months ago, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has said.
In a release, the MMRDA said 50,04,350 vehicles, including Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) and Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation’s (MSRTC) Shivneri buses, have travelled between January 13 and August 26 on the sea bridge, which indicates a daily average of 22,000 vehicles (over 227 days).
“The vehicles comprise 47.40 lakh cars, 50,020 mini buses and light motor vehicles, 59,799 double-axle vehicles, 73,074 three-axle vehicles, 80,277 four-six axle vehicles and 503 oversized vehicles,” a spokesperson said.