India, Feb. 21 -- The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has, for the first time, in its budget for the upcoming financial year 2026-27, allocated funds for 'Integrated Tunnel Roads' that will be part of an expansive tunnel network spanning the length and breadth of Mumbai.

The planning authority has allocated Rs.1,189 crore for a new tunnel connecting the Worli-Bandra Sea Link with Terminal 2 of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA-T2), which will link up with the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train station at Bandra Kurla Complex. It has also allocated more than Rs.4,000 crore for two ongoing tunnel road projects in the city, linking Orange Gate with Marine Drive, and Thane with Borivali...