All-weather service road for two states

New Delhi : The high-speed rail project executing authority has decided to construct a service road along the 508-km corridor, which could prove to be a lifeline for people in remote areas of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The four-metre service road will run throughout the alignment between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, excepting a few stretches with difficult terrain.

The project is being executed at an approximate cost of Rs 1.08 lakh crore with active financial and technical support from Japan.The road would aid in supply of raw materials and provide logistical support to engineers and workers for construction of the corridor, the alignment of which passes through remote and inaccessible areas. Eventually, it will be transformed into an all-weather motorable road," said an official of National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL). The service road will not only be used by engineers to carry out periodic inspection of the alignment but could also be used by the general public, he said.