Jogeshwari–Vikhroli Link Road
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The Jogeshwari–Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR), is a 10.6-kilometre-long (6.6 mi) 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 Vikhroli in the Eastern Suburbs. It was opened to traffic in 1994, and widened from two to six lanes in 2012 at a cost of ₹221.45 crore (equivalent to ₹417 crore or US$52 million in 2023). The under-construction Line 6 of the Mumbai Metro is being constructed on this link road.[citation needed]
Jogeshwari–Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation | |
Length | 10.6 km (6.6 mi) |
Existed | 1994–present |
Major junctions | |
West end | Western Express Highway, Jogeshwari |
Major intersections | Saki Vihar Road in Powai LBS Marg in Gandhi Nagar, Vikhroli |
East end | Eastern Express Highway, Vikhroli |
Location | |
Country | India |
States | Maharashtra |
Districts | Mumbai Suburban |
Major cities | Mumbai |
Highway system | |
L&T flyover (Magnetic flyover) on this road has a gravity hill effect where vehicles seems to defy the gravity with the optical illusion of rolling up the slope.[1][2]