Owing to the slow work of metro lines 4 and 6, travel time on the 10.6km stretch has gone up from around 50 minutes to over 120 minutes
Once the favourite route of Mumbai’s suburban residents for long drives along the picturesque Powai lake, the 10.6km stretch of Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) has now turned into a nightmare for daily commuters. The central median route in Mumbai that connects the Western Express Highway and the Eastern Express Highway was opened to traffic in 1994 to provide speedier access from Jogeshwari in the western suburbs to Vikhroli in the eastern suburbs. But owing to the slow work of metro line 6, it takes over 120 minutes to cover the JVLR route, up from around 50 minutes. The construction work has narrowed down the lanes, and potholes worsen the situation in the monsoon. Ambulances get stuck in the traffic.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-dug-up-preferred-long-drives-jogeshwari-vikhroli-link-road-nightmare-8086928/
Source: The Indian Express
