PROJECT MANGEMENT

Submitted by:
AMRUTH VAKKALAGADA
150510057
BBA-3RD YEAR
 EASTERN FREEWAY
The Eastern Freeway is a controlled-access highway in Mumbai, that
connects P D'Mello Road in South Mumbai to theEastern Express
Highway (EEH) at Ghatkopar. It is 16.8 km long and its estimated cost
is 1,436 crore (US$220 million).
The Eastern Freeway was built by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Development Authority (MMRDA) and funded by the Central
Government through the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal
Mission (JnNURM). Construction was contracted to Simplex
Infrastructure Ltd. A 13.59 km stretch of the freeway, comprising two of
three segments with one of the twin tunnels, from Orange Gate on P
D'Mello Road up to Panjarpol, near RK Studios in Chembur, was opened
to the public on 14 June 2013.
The second tunnel was opened on 12 April 2014. The third and final
segment from Panjarpol to Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road(GMLR) was
opened on 16 June 2014.
The Eastern Freeway is primarily intended to reduce travel time between
South Mumbai and the Eastern Suburbs.
It is also expected to ease traffic on Dr BR Ambedkar Road, Rafi
Ahmed Kidwai Marg, Port Trust Road, P D'Mello Road, the Eastern
Express Highway (EEH) and Mohammad Ali Road.
Heavy vehicles (except public buses), three-wheelers, two-
wheelers, bullock carts, handcarts and pedestrians are prohibited from
using the freeway. Vehicles are also prohibited from halting on the
freeway. allowed speed limit is 60 km/h.
HISTORY:
Wilbur Smith and Associates, commissioned in 1962 to study
transportation in Bombay, recommended construction of a freeway from
the southern part of the city to the Western Express Highway near
Bandra. An eastern freeway to connect the Eastern Suburbs with South
Mumbai was also proposed in the Central Road Research Institute's
transport improvement plan for Bombay in 1983.
It also recommended a western freeway to connect the Western
Suburbs with South Mumbai. However, the plan was not given serious
consideration until about 2003, when work on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link
(BWSL), which was part of the proposed Western Freeway, had begun.
It led to an increase in traffic in eastern Mumbai, and the MMRDA
decided to consider building the Eastern Freeway.
The MMRDA called for bid in 2007, and construction of the main
freeway began in January 2008, except for the Anik-Panjarpol link road
on which construction had begun in 2004. The Eastern Freeway was
scheduled to be completed by 18 January 2011 but faced several delays
due to obtaining permissions for construction in forest and salt
pan areas, reclaiming of land and difficulties posed by unmapped
underground utilities in the construction work. The delays also escalated
the cost of the 9.29 km elevated road from the initial 5.31
billion (US$83 million) to 5.72 billion (US$89 million).
A 14 km section of the 17 km Eastern Freeway was completed by 24
May 2013.Chavan had promised to open the freeway on 7 June 2013,
when he inaugurated the Milan flyover in May 2013. The delay in
opening the freeway led to criticism from transport experts and the
media,and protests from angry Mumbai residents. The problem was
exacerbated by heavy monsoon rains that caused most other roads to
be waterlogged.
A 13.59 km stretch of the Eastern Freeway, comprising the four-lane
9.29 km elevated road from Orange Gate on P D'Mello Road to the
beginning of Anik-Panjarpol Link Road and four of eight lanes of the
4.3 km road-tunnel-flyover from Anik to the beginning of Panjarpol-
Ghatkopar Link Road, was eventually inaugurated by the Chief Minister
himself on 13 June 2013. However, the freeway could not be opened the
same day as the stage erected for the ceremony remained in the middle
of the road. The freeway was opened to the public the following day.
All civil work on the remaining stretch from Panjarpol to Ghatkopar-
Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR) was completed in January 2014. The final
stretch opened to the public in April 2014.
The original estimated cost of all three segments together was 8.47
billion (US$130 million). The final cost of the project is estimated to
be 14.63 billion (US$230 million).
Eight CCTV cameras are installed on the freeway and are operational
since 12 August 2015.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE EASTERN FREEWAY

The freeway was built in three segments - a 9.3 km elevated road from
Orange Gate on P D'Mello Road to the beginning of Anik-Panjarpol Link
Road, a 5 km mostly at grade road featuring twin tunnels from Anik to
the beginning of Panjarpol-Ghatkopar Link Road, and a 2.5 km flyover
from Panjarpol to Ghatkopar. The three segments had originally been
conceived as separate projects, with only the Orange Gate-Anik section
known as the Eastern Freeway. However, the MMRDA decided to
merge the three projects after construction began. The 4-lane Eastern
Freeway, starts on D'Mello Road near Wadi Bandar, and further enters
into Mumbai Port Trust road and eventually joins the EEH via
AnikPanjarpol Link Road (APLR), near Wadala.[30] The stretch from
Orange Gate on P D'Mello road to Anik and from Panjarpol to
Ghatkopar, near the Indian Oil Nagar junction, will be an elevated 4-lane
road, while the AnikPanjarpole link road (APLR), which has the twin
tunnels, will be an 8-lane at grade section.

The freeway was built in three segments - a 9.3 km elevated road from
Orange Gate on P D'Mello Road to the beginning of Anik-Panjarpol Link
Road, a 5 km mostly at grade road featuring twin tunnels from Anik to
the beginning of Panjarpol-Ghatkopar Link Road, and a 2.5 km flyover
from Panjarpol to Ghatkopar.[24] The 4-lane Eastern Freeway, starts at
P D'Mello Road near Wadi Bandar, and further enters into Mumbai Port
Trust road and eventually joins the EEH via Anik Panjarpol Link Road
(APLR), near Wadala.[25]
P D'Mello Road to Anik[edit]
The first section has a length of 9.3 km, width of 17.2 meters[26] and
connects P D'Mello Road to Anik. This phase also includes ground
improvement of existing roads, the construction of a 4-lane elevated
corridor and the construction of a missing link. This stretch is made up of
4 sections,[27] and has 5 ramps for exit and entry at Reay Road, Port
Road, Anik and Orange Gate.[28]

Section I From S.V Patel road junction on P D'Mello road to Orange

Gate consisting of up and down ramps (0.41 km)
Section II Orange gate to Mumbai Port Trust pipeline gate
elevated corridor (7.02 km)
Section III Mumbai Port Trust pipe line gate to WTT road consisting
of construction of elevated corridor through salt pan (Missing Link)
and Customs area (0.78 km)
Section IV WTT road near customs area to start of APLR - Elevated
corridor (1.08 km)
Civil construction work on this section was completed on 9 March
2013.[29][30] The 9.29 km stretch from Orange Gate to Mahul creek is
the longest flyover in Mumbai and third longest flyover in India, after the
25 km Kanpur city bypass flyover on NH-2 and the 11.6 km P.V.
Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway in Hyderabad. This segment was
opened to the public on 14 June 2013, along with four lanes of the Anik -
Panjarpol link road.
Anik - Panjarpol link road

The tunnels on the Anik Panarpol Link Road

Aerial view of the Anik Panjarpol road

The second segment is the 8-lane, 5 km long Anik - Panjarpol link
road. This stretch required the construction of Mumbai's first twin tunnel.
The twin tunnels are 505m (North-bound) and 555m (South-bound) in
length; 18 metres in width and 9 metres in height.
This segment was opened to traffic on 14 June 2013 However, only the
North-bound tunnel was opened on that date, but it was used for two-
way traffic. The South-bound tunnel was opened to traffic from 12 April
2014, making the entire stretch 8-lane The ramps connecting Anik
Wadala Road to the Eastern Freeway were opened to traffic on 6 April
2014. The construction of these two ramps had been scheduled to
complete in January 2014, but the work was delayed due to unforeseen
technical reasons.
Panjarpol - Ghatkopar link road[edit]
The third segment consists of a 4-lane elevated 2.8 km flyover from
Panjarpol till the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR),
viaGovandi.[35][36] This stretch has 3 ramps near Deonar, Govandi and
Panjarpol.[28] The section consists of 103 spans.[37] Like the elevated
section of the freeway, the Panjarpol-Ghatkopar Link Road has a
bitumen layer atop the concrete, ensuring smoother riding quality than a
regular cement road.[38]
Construction work on this phase of the project was awarded in August
2009 at a cost of 168 crore (equivalent to 296 crore or US$46 million
in 2016),[39] and MMRDA officials announced February 2011 as the
deadline. However, obtaining permissions from authorities concerned,
rehabilitating project affected families and engineering challenges
involved during the construction stage, delayed the project.[40]
All civil work on the final stretch of the Eastern Freeway, from Panjarpol
to Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR), was completed in January
2014. Engineers working on the project then concretised the surface of
the Panjarpol-Ghatkopar Link Road, which begins at Panjarpol junction
near R K Studio in Chembur and ends at the GMLR. When the first
phase of the freeway was inaugurated in June 2013, the MMRDA had
planned to commission the final stretch in December 2013.[38] The up
and down ramps on the Panjrapole - Ghatkopar Link Road at Panjrapole
junction were opened for vehicular traffic on the morning of 30 April
2014.[41] By the end of April 2014, the MMRDA was finishing up the
painting and concretising and installing streetlights and
signs.[40][42] The final leg of the 2.8 km Panjarpol-Ghatkopar link road
was opened to traffic on 16 June 2014, marking the commissioning of
the entire Eastern Freeway
CONCLUSION
The study reveals that that property prices in Chembur have risen by 70-
90% over the past 5 years primarily because of its proximity to the
freeway. The study also found that the number of inquiries for residential
and commercial spaces close to the Eastern Freeway had gone up, and
real estate developers had begun marketing theirprojects with an
emphasis on proximity to the Freeway.

There is and emergence of areas closest to the Freeway's entry and

exit ramps, specifically Orange Gate, Anik Junction, Chembur-Mankhurd
Link Road and Panjarpol Link Road, as stronger locations. The Ready
Reckoner for Salt was not published till 2008-2009. However, the first
rate analysis was made in 2007 and has come into effect in 2008-2009
when it was taken over by MMRDA. Generally, the land transactions in
these areas were based on the valuation made by the valuer and was
not based on the Ready Reckoner rates. The Marshy Land & Salt pans
inspite of being in proximity to the prime area of South Mumbai was not
developed due unavailability of infrastructure. A considerable area
(approximately 300 hectares) is now being developed to build the
residential and commercial complexes. Thus, the previously unused land
is also being projected as the second Cuffe Parade of Mumbai (the most
exclusive area of South Mumbai).

Thus, by the development of infrastructure i.e the Eastern Freeway the

revenue to the government by way of stamp duty and transfer of
development rights (TDR) has significantlyincreased. There is need to
develop more innovative funding models which involve various
stakeholders and take into consideration this revenue increase to
undertake more infrastructure development in Urban cities.

It can be seen from the Urban Transport Planning reports for Mumbai
City prepared first by Wilbur Smith Associates, 1963 and then CRRI
(Central Road Research Institute), 1983 that Economic Analysis of
project has not been done.

However, the report prepared by the Consulting Engineering Services

(CES) published in 2006 have given economic analysis while
considering economic benefits of Vehicle Operating Time (VOT) and
Vehicle operating Cost (VOC) as these were the direct benefits of the
project