After extended delays, the construction work for the much awaited Dahisar-Bhayandar Link Road (DBLR) will finally see the light of the day as the bidding process to appoint a contractor is into its final stages. The tenders for this key infrastructure project which were floated last year, envisages a design-and-built contract and carries an estimated price tag of around ₹3,186 crore.
However, owing to the requirement to be innovatively designed to pass through mangrove patches, salt pans and creeks, the bidders had been raising queries on various technical aspects which led to multiple extensions in the deadline, officials said.With three renowned constructions in fray, the work orders for the DBLR is expected to be released next month. “The tender process is in its final stages. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will lay the foundation stone for the DBLR project next month.” informed Sarnaik who has mooted a proposal to extend the link road till Vasai-Virar.
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Source : Free Press Journal