The Eastern Express Highway, abbreviated to EEH, is a city express highway serving the cities of
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
and
Thane
Thane (; previously known as Thana, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the list of Indian states, state of Maharashtra in India and on ...
.
It is one of the busiest roads in the
Mumbai Metropolitan Area and is a part of the
National Highway 48. It is a north–south artery of Mumbai connecting the city proper to the eastern suburbs and to the metropolitan area of
Thane
Thane (; previously known as Thana, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the list of Indian states, state of Maharashtra in India and on ...
.
For most of its course, it is 6 lanes wide (3 lanes in each direction) with over a dozen flyovers/grade separators.
Route
The highway begins at
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and stretches up to
Thane
Thane (; previously known as Thana, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the list of Indian states, state of Maharashtra in India and on ...
.
[Indian Express - http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=51956 - retrieved on 3 December 2010] At
Chembur
Chembur (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, ͡ʃembuËɾ is an upmarket large suburb in central Mumbai, India. It belongs on the harbour line of suburban railways and offers the best connectivity with Mumbai Monorail, Santacruz- Chembur Link R ...
it cuts off from the Sion Panvel Highway at the RCF Junction (Priyadarshini) to the outer limits of the city. It has heavy traffic during rush hours – southbound traffic in the morning rush hour; while northbound traffic during the evenings. It is used by an estimated 50,000 passenger cars daily. Towards south, beyond Sion it continues as Dr Ambedkar Road. Linking Sion in central Mumbai to Thane and beyond, the Eastern Express Highway is one of the several key roads widened and improved under the Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project, by firms contracted by the
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).
Link roads connecting WEH (
Western Express Highway) and EEH such as the
Jogeshwari–Vikhroli Link Road
The Jogeshwari–Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR), is a 6-lane road with a central median in Mumbai which connects the Western Express Highway and Eastern Express Highway providing speedier access from Jogeshwari in the Western Suburbs to Vikhrol ...
(JVLR) and
Santa Cruz–Chembur Link Road (SCLR) are the major arterial roads of the Mumbai suburban road network. Both the WEH and the EEH run along north to south direction and are parallel in certain sections.
See also
References
Urban Transportation-Government of India
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Roads in Mumbai
Expressways in Maharashtra
Transport in Thane
Transport in Mumbai
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