Altering Metropolis: Underground parking at Lotus Jetty for vehicles, buses | Mumbai Information

Options

The parking facility will be capable of accommodate:

* 70 buses

* 1,069 vehicles

The whole four-storey construction can be underground. The floor above the parking zone, in the meantime, can be developed right into a inexperienced, open house.

Present standing

With the plan now revised to accommodate buses as effectively, the BMC has now reworked the peak of the ability. Amid the realignment, the civic physique is presently getting ready revised estimates. As soon as ready, the estimates can be despatched for approvals following which work will take off.

Timeline

Development is predicted to begin from subsequent yr with civic officers stating that your entire facility is prone to be accomplished and opened to the general public by subsequent yr. Development can be executed by L&T.

Official-speak

“Earlier, the BMC had deliberate a two-storey underground parking house on the identical spot. Nevertheless, the Mahalaxmi racecourse can be related to the coastal highway’s open house owing to which quite a lot of vacationers will throng the location. Moreover, quite a lot of vacationers additionally arrive at Haji Ali and the Mahalaxmi temple. In a bid to cater to the vacationers in addition to accommodate buses, we determined to re-evaluate the plan and develop a four-storey underground parking. The earlier plan was designed to cater to 1,200 vehicles. Now, the brand new facility will be capable of accommodate over 70 buses apart from over a 1,000 vehicles”