The video is well made, but the fact that they just ignore that more roads actually make traffic worse, that's very disappointing. They ignore reality. th-cam.com/video/2z7o3sRxA5g/w-d-xo.html
They will largely be because everyone can’t afford the expensive tolls they are going to impose to recuperate the cost. There already one sea link like this in Mumbai that charges 4$ toll for a two way pass. It is usually empty but still used by about 50000 vehicle daily. So I guess it turns a profit. However, congestion on the alternate route through city roads are as jam packed as ever. So these projects are more showpiece that make investors their money back and looks good for the city. But doesn’t solve the problem of an everyday traveller.
@@eurekacomment5719 they are not high compared to other countries. But they are high compared to the purchasing power parity of India. So everyone can’t afford it The billions of dollars company spends mostly goes towards the them building the bridge/roads and maintaining it. As government just gives permission but does not pay for it or pays for a part of it. However, they have the permission only for a specific period of time which can be anywhere from 20-50 years to recuperate the cost. After that the government takes over. It is a matter of debate that these companies often pay govt(bribes) to extend these contracts and permission to collect tolls for these roads. So they have a steady source of income through toll collection. With the FASTag implementation tolls are now digital. So govt authorities can determine whether the cost has been recuperated by the companies with a certain interest and they can dismantle the tolls. Making it free for public.
This looks like a project straight from the 60s or 70s, when cars were regarded as the transportation mean of the future. We now know how wrong that was and many cities now remove such highways. It's worrying how up-and-coming cities make the same mistakes.
Mumbai is arguably not even one of those up-and-coming cities. It's a well established and huge city. I appreciate that Mumbai and India are generally poorer than equivalent cities in Europe/US but they should really be focusing more on public transport as other big older cities are now doing. Europe has been doing it for years now.
Actually public transit is the future for Mumbai's development as well. It has quite probably, one of the largest local train network. And a huge metro network is under construction with few line already operational. The reason for this construction it the relieve the congested roads which also run public buses to cut the fuel wastage as well as time. I know marine highway seems like a bad idea, but the city has no other option as it surrounded by sea from all sides but one.
This project is repeating the mistakes we made in the US. - In big cities, traffic always grows to fill new roads until congestion reaches the previous level. If you build it, the drivers will come. - The fact that this was recommended by US consultants from the 1960s suggests the ideas align with the ill-conceived transport planning of that era in the US. US cities have been tearing down the roads along their coasts built around that time, because those roads are a blight and did nothing to improve the city. - It's a joke to put "green space" right next to a highway. Few will want to hang out in a loud, polluted space. This looks like a marketing ploy to make it appear the project planners are community driven.
Honestly, it won't make much of difference as its already too late. For a short period of time there will be reduction in density of people in bus and local, nothing much except that. After a year or two as covid normalises it will be as packed as current Versova-Ghatkopar metro is.
@@rishiktiwari even if it impacts 5% of the population, it's good enough(remember that's 1 million ppl/day). Ultimately local trains also need to be upgraded to the metro standard, we should build 1000 km of metro eventually (in 20 yrs), then economies of scale will happen and faster travel may be possible for 25% of the Mumbaikars.
@@dasarpurug I don't think 1000 km is necessary. Delhi is double the size of Mumbai and 500 km of metro (including under construction) here already seems more than enough
@@vahsirartapaham4578 its simple, that the current metro which in development is not the ultimate solution and will only buy some time to upgrade other transport infrastructure which needs needs to be done rapidly.
A city is developed when even the rich are comfortable taking the public trasnport. Edited - Woah !! Never knew this comment would grab so many likes ! Glad so many agree.
The biggest issue with these projects is they never end up fulfilling the demands they set out to do. The Bandra Worli sea link is underused and still incomplete to this day decades after its construction began. The promenades almost always look like mess, so not only will you lose your costal views which provide some relief in a congested city but you also don't fix the traffic issue. They should've concentrated on the Metro project first before the coastal road. And the government needs to strengthen industries in smaller cities outside of Mumbai/Delhi/Bangalore/Kolkata etc so the population is better spread out.
Building 100 new cities is in progress and cannot be finished in 5-10 years time. But the previous governments had no vision as far as urban planning is concerned.
@@oldunion I'm happy for this. Last year, about a million miles of highways were removed which made it easier for me to move around. I'm glad America is moving closer to it's goal of no highways by next year, but it's insane as there's still so many highways.
Actually it's,pretty hard to solve that issue city was planned at that times sea level but now sea level have increased which backfire the water into the drainage I don't know how they'll manage it to improve the system they have tried adding extra pumps but that just doesn't work
Well, considering that millions of citizens and tourists spend countless mornings and evenings at the Marine Drive (which is an 6-8 lane road with reaally heavy traffic), this is better. Also even in the current situation, the sea wind blows away most of the pollution.
Highways are fine to connect cities, but terrible within those cities. An electric train or metro line along this route would probably serve a lot more people, and make the parks surrounding it actually nice to be in, instead of being next to a congested highway producing lots of smog
That might be fine for individuals but what about deliveries, trades, construction, etc.? Can't put them on a train. All cities need mixed mode transportation and the ratio of use can be moderated by introducing tolling / prices on the different modes.
@@tepidtuna7450 You are right: you definitely need roads! But highways like these projects have not been proven successful in their goal; ease congestion and reduce travel times. If you make more people use public transport or other ways of transportation, roads open up for the people who actually need them. And as you say: pricing is a big factor too in getting people out of their cars, especially in rush hour. Wendover made a nice video on roads vs public transportation, I believe it's called How to fix Traffic or something similar
The government (central) is spending $1.5 trillion on NIP(National Infrastructure Pipeline) under which 7300+ important infrastructural projects are being execute and most are roadways and railways projects to boost connectivity and trade. Most of the people in India aren't even aware of this. Edit: Get some popcorn before reading the replies 🍿
The Union government not the central govt. Edit:- For those egoistic northern dumbfucks I know its the same I am advocating for the use of the term union over centre as delhi or the incumbent govt can never have similar support all across India so as to be called the Centre.
You idiots I know its the same, I meant to say that we should use the term Union Government, thats what our constitution says and thats what we should use, saying the centre is derogatory cause it implies that all of the Union=Delhi and that the rest should revolve around it.
Being a western ignoramus you are probably unfamiliar with the concept of 'purchasing power parity'. I'll dumb it down for you. Essentially for any project that is built in India take the cost in USD and multiply it by 3.5. That is what the cost would be if that project was built in the US. So this '$1.7bn' project would cost around $6bn in the US. Oh, and the Indians who have replied to you are even more ignorant and unintelligent than you are.
There is a reason other cities are removing costal elevated highways built in the 60s. People don't want to look towards the sea and only see traffic and noise
oh no its different in Mumbai this is actually the need of the hour we also have like 4 train lines and another under construction metro line and a monorail line running almost adjacent to this route so it wont be like any US city which does not have any sort of public transportation
@@worstedwoolens Mumbai is not Germany no German city comes even close to Mumbai's population Mumbai doesnt need only public transit it needs good roads too and this highway will serve only the people of South Mumbai and the people who work there which isnt much compared to places like Dadar where the population and offices both are extremely dense and I live in Mumbai so I know a lot better about what it needs than you
@@worstedwoolens Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo all these cities have atleast 1 highway going through the city centre infact Hong Kong has much more highways and those highways atleast go somewhere and dont end in the city this highway in Mumbai ends at the near end of the peninsula it sits on so it will be serving only to the people living in the southern tip of the city if we dont build this highway it will worsen the current road network and again I know a lot more about my city than you
he would spew more negativity. Did you not get the theme of the video? The negative portrayal of India. And I know Some Indians are like that they hate any good development in India. Mostly Communist leftists with an International connection to show how bad India is.
@@tstanmoysamanta No. do not generalize on South lol. In fact we are more developed than north in many cases. Defaming India is just an American dream simping leftist thing. North Indian people are equally as bad as south in this. But in fact India is developing rapidly. I am from Kerala and I want to see a developed India. Jai Hind bro
We have a lot of experience fixing traffic problems by creating huge roads that increase traffic even more. Why Mumbai is trying to copy is beyond my imagination, but whatever I guess
@@siddheshbirje6050 American cities now can't get rid of their beautiful waterfront full of concrete, noise and pollution. Boston had to spend 24 bn. USD to relocate a similar monstrosity underground.
"...an idea that was originally explored by American consultants in the 1960s" Says it all right there. Failed ideas of the past (many examples of which are being torn down in the US) being resuscitated elsewhere.
If an Idea fails in one part of the world doesnt means it will fail in every part of the world. just like the success of highspeed rail in Japan cant be replicated in USA. And these highways are not going through the heart of the Mumbai city, which in the case of USA was a nightmare. instead of that, we are building these highways on the outerskirts of the city.
@@juch3 Thats what i was trying to point out. the dynamics of your country are very much different from that of our country's. so unlike USA, where everybody tends to use their own car even for travelling the shortest of distances, people in India love to use public transportation systems and vehicle pooling. Mumbai is also working on a massive metro system and monorail project.
I hope all asian countries will be develope and can have a comfortable and good life and we are on the process of that! support india from philippines!
@Sahil Ahmedöv I'm from Asia too, but I think to become great we don't need to pull others down. Asian cultures are known for sustainable & peaceful coexistence since centuries.
@@falsch4761 metro is already existing (20 km) and 350 km is under construction. But metro and bullet trains are not enough. People having personal car will not use metros
Exactly! And cities have spent so much money undoing the damage done by these coastal highways. Seattle spend billions to remove theirs. Milwaukee (my hometown) was slated to do something like this, akin to the Gold Coast highway in Chicago. But thankfully they pulled the plug and the coastal areas and parks were preserved.
Economic growth vs. preservation is a tough choice for developing economies. It's a privilege to be able to easily choose preservation in a rich country. In my city (Oslo, Norway) the main highway runs as a tunnel under most of the city centre. It's great, we get a modern highway system without negative effects. Building a system like that is really expensive though and not really a possibility for a city like Mumbai thats larger and has difficult ground conditions for tunnels. This project will have negative impacts on its surrounding areas, but what's the alternative? All modern cities have highways and for the time being theyre a necessity for economic growth. You need public transit as well, but even Tokyo has a vast expressway-system.
@@pederpersenfostvedt2900 it’s difficult to estimate the full cost of either alternative. Would Amsterdam be a richer city today if they’d gone down the route of car centrism and intracity highways back in the 60s?
In case of Mumbai this is necessary at the moment because there is literally No Space left inside the city & that's why more than 300km underground metro is under construction in the same city that will be operational in the next 5years
💯 This is a costy vanity project for the benefit of the wealthy fantasist. The money should clearly be spent on public transport infrastructure. Space is perhaps an issue but don't tell me that a lot of big improvements can't be made irrespective.
Already on the way. The same city will have 300 kms of metro within 5 years. Also High speed railways would also come moving some of the economy further.
@@user-221i Problem is there's literally no space in the city. Even if we create empty spaces, within months they will get occupied by illegal settlers backed by politicians, and within years high rise apartments will start to grow. It isn't same everywhere around the world.
People here who spout pearls of wisdom about how building roads increase congestion come from countries that have a great road network..you take it for granted... before pontificating about the wisdom of building new roads, we need to understand that millions of people here want to buy newer and bigger cars and enjoy its benefits.. once that phase is over, society as a whole may decide to go back to using public transport or whatever. Public infrastructure projects like these are simply the manifestation of the people's desire to experience better quality life. so enjoy another great B1M video of a country/society trying to move up the social economic ladder by building better infrastructure just like each one of u r countries.. as for the desis who repeat western cliches without spending time to think or analyse, move on to a different video by BBC and CNN and enjoy cliched images of India and Mumbai....
We should make highways and expressways but not in the cities. Car centric designs have been a great disaster for cities everywhere. Mumbai is better off without it. This road will solve the traffic problem for 1-2 years Max. If there's so much traffic for 3% of the population the imagine how much it would be for 10%. There will be more roads than there are buildings. Mumbai wasn't intended to be a car centric city nor should it be. Were better off investing into less polluting and less retarded modes of transportation like footpaths, cycle lanes, buses and public transport.
the aim was to portray India negatively. The Indian guy in this video clearly had money and a source and you know who are these people loyal to. They would be very happy to see development in China, not in India.
For god sake people, Mumbai already has 425 kms of suburban train network and it is building another 337 kms of metro in the next 10 years along 3 more planned high speed rail routes and one of them has already started construction. So Mumbai will have more commuter rail network within it's metro area than the most countries. Building two highways (coastal road and MTHL) won't turn a city with ~75% modal share for public transit into a car dependent one.
@@neil.simmons There's not rlly any other option tbh. Trains and buses already run at peak capacity and within minimum distance of each other considering safety. They can't really cater to the entire population unless the next bus/train arrives within 3 seconds. Another factor is that not everyone in Mumbai is a car owner and many can't really afford to be. A new highway might induce a small percentage of people to switch from public transport to cars but most are locked into public transport because of sheer economics. The effect won't be the same as you might see in Europe or US where almost everyone owns a car.
@@beaku3 you highways are extremly space inefficiant this massive construction will not benifit most residents this higway destroys much of a coastline that could be beautifull would be smarter to make cycling safe build even more public transport and restrict cars
@@beaku3 that is a good point, and it is a possibility that there will be enough people who can't use cars, tho I'm sure in the future as India mature and their population becomes wealthier that enough people will be able to use cars But i also want to stress that it is only a possibility that there are not enough people with cars right now, I don't know the numbers and i don't think you do either so it's just a guess you made
Exactly. Mumbai has no space and the current coast is infested with slums. Once this project is done, those slums will be razdd for new parks and housing
Mumbai need atleast 1.800km metro 2.250km monorail 3.RRTS that connect all major areas of Mumbai metropolitan region 4.Upgradation of Mumbai local trains and adding More lines This all efforts can solve Mumbai's heavy traffic problems
@@padhlekyakarrhahaituyahanp1011 Japan has mono rails that are not in loss it all comes down to design if not designed properly it can become a white elephant but if it is it can be a blessing
For public transport, there's already more than a hundred kilometers of metro rail under construction. This will serve millions more along with the existing suburban rail. The coastal road is much needed as traffic situation in the city is out of control.
Induced demand, this highway will immediately reach and exceed capacity, and even that will have a negligible effect on traffic in other parts of the city.
Why not build a coastal train network? What folks seem to forget is that the cars are going to drive off the highway into the already crowded city at some point, enabling even more traffic jam
Problem is just when you create more roads and more attractive roads, it'll pursue more people who have a choice between a car and alternatives like public transit, biking, or walking to the car. And that just causes more congestion in just a few years, not just on the new road, but on the existing roads in and around the new Highway as well. Its called Induced demand. If you build it they'll come. And the rest of the city wont be able to handle that.
I haven't seen every video in this channel but they've all been very positive when dealing with big infrastructure projects in other parts of the world. Good to see there's always someone there to find the failures behind every optimistic initiative happening in India.
Very disappointed in Mumbai for this. Adding more lanes doesn't reduce congestions because of induced demands. It also looks very ugly and is terrible for the environment. Mumbai needs to look into alternative modes of transport that actually reduces congestions - public transport, walkability and bikes.
This is India, not the US. Induced demand works when oil prices are under control. If you know India, that isn't the case. In most cases, people avoid driving as much as possible.
Guess another benefit of trains, probably easier to teach train conductors not to reverse, horn without a reason or ignore signalling lights than it is to do taht to motor vehicle drivers.
by 2024, mumbai will have india's 2nd largest metro network (almost 250km) after new delhi (almost 400km) this two projects are going hand in hand along with another 27km of sea bridge which will connect mumbai with its satellite city navi mumbai
Yeah, because Mumbai is such a lovely compact little town. A perfect place to walk and cycle round, especially for those who use the roads for commercial purposes.
Wow I can't believe B1M covered this. I'm so happy right now. I waited for so many days for a video on India, I even thought of mailing you and you finally did it. I won't ask anymore. Thank you so much 🙏
I can't believe Mumbai is destroying their coastline with a massive 8 lane freeway. This should be a giant linear park full of trees, walking paths, park benches, and other features for nature and the public. Make sure there's access to the water as well.
Umm see Mumbai lacks space Its surrounded by water on three sides. Plus trains running over oceans arent a great idea innit. There is a high chance of fatality in case of accidents especially over water
I'm really positive about this project because I know how difficult it is for going from north mumbai(Kandivali) to Southern side via road with a huge ass traffic. Another thing is the project is giving employment to people in the pandemic as well.
It is highly likely that this highway will become very congested in only a few years. There have been extensive studies done about building more highways to solve congestion. The result is that those highways also become congested, as more and more people get in the habit of driving.
@@vasilikonstan India is different. Just see NICE road story. People use it to bypass city. It barely has any traffic after 10 years. Mostly trucks bypass Banglore city. And people going out of Banglore use it for same. That’s it! Besides we like our mopeds more in the city. Barely any parking space, most residents just rent cars already these days. Even furniture is got rent in metro cities. Since they don’t have to move everything if they change residence. Indians are very economical. For us convenience and economics has to come together. Otherwise we won’t use it. Car companies have even started subscription plans for cars. New gen and even the older gen don’t want the hassle of owning it. It was the shit in the old days. It was more aspiration rather than much of a need for most. Family has one nice car and few mopeds. Mostly use mopeds. That’s how cities in India operate. Even super rich families are starting to adopt it. It just works.
urban highways don't work. US made this mistake in the past, and its no surprise that a proposal made my a American firm in the 60s is doing exactly the same mistake but in India. If you want to avoid congestion, public transit is the best means of doing so in urban centers. leave highways for connecting cities together and especially their suburbs and rural areas where density is too low for transit.
@@vasilikonstan yes but we also have 14 metro lines planned for the city which will take some load of the roads and the local trains And also they should work more on public transit like buses,rickshaws and local trains
@@vasilikonstan -- Not really. City has parallel Metro and Train routes already existing and in construction. This is merely to divert in-city traffic from current overly congested roads and to facilitate faster entry-exit to and from Mumbai. If you were to travel from Mumbai to a vacation spot near Mumbai it takes around about 2 hours just to exit Mumbai. These projects are needed. I get your point though, had it purely been JUST this project in the works, it would've been a DOA project as road projects like these take into account current traffic situations while it takes them anywhere from 5-10years to complete but by that time the traffic increases to the point these projects fail, in terms of re-congestion. But that's not the case here as simultaneous work is being done for public transport as well, like Metros. This project has a 2 parallel Metro lines being constructed further to the east and inwards the city and its suburbs.
Yeah, I visited that place it is a park seriously I just couldn't round up my head thinking it was used to be a freeway and they are trying to reinvent the same in Seattle pier too. But here is the deal we need to look at our automobile industry I mean if there is a demand then there is a supply if there is a supply then you have jobs and if you have a job you have money and from the money, you can spend it.
Finally, B1M has took a project of India, I am sure if you look up more you will see a lot of interesting projects going on. India is investing almost $1.5 Trillion in infrastructure in next 5 Years .
@@SL-vs7fs Yes. This isn't a one year investment , it for 5 Years, and this money isn't just government investing. It's mostly private, Foreign investment that they are trying to lure, under the national Infrastructure pipeline. This is the information I have from my reasearch about the topic. Anyone can add more if they have any
Its very important that India does not replicate US and Canada's generation long blunder of boosting car-dependency while gutting public transport. Neither is hauling 2 ton of metal and plastic (a car) sustainable (both for transport and environment) nor a good solution for fast transit and never a solution of cutting emissions and creating livable green cities. "Not Just bikes" is a great channel who talks about Car-dependency and how countries like Netherlands have solved all the problems mentioned above through robust public transit and promotes green and healthy lifestyles by building walk-able zoning of housing and markets, bicycle lanes, pedestrian friendly streets, high speed rail and much more. Individual automobile dependency is never good for citizens or the environment, so i hope India is investing in building robust public transit solutions as well.
Don't lump Canada in with US on this issue. Since 1980s, building trams & commuter trains have equal or greater emphasis than freeways in most Cdn. cities. Consider Calgary, only 1.7million people and ridership exceeds 300,000 per day, among the highest in N. America. The commuter trains have been a hit since they opened in the 1980s and the City can't seem to build the train lines fast enough.
@@gardengeek3041 but the situation is the same, and Canadian cities are built in almost the exact same manor as American cities, tall small down town, huge suburbs, suburbs without access to public transportation, and as for public transportation the USA is quite rapidly expanding public transportation in many cities, look at Seattle for example which is going to be one of the largest in North America
The thing is that India is not going in the america route with only investing in roads. 250 km of metro is coming up and there already exists 350 km of suburban railways in mumbai And also, India's railway network is 4th largest in the world with continued investments. Cars being bought will naturally increase a lot as the middle class population increases day by day. For that India also needs to build competant roads
Actually public transit is the future for Mumbai's development as well. It has quite probably, one of the largest local train network. And a huge metro network is under construction with few line already operational. The reason for this construction it the relieve the congested roads which also run public buses to cut the fuel wastage as well as time. I know marine highway seems like a bad idea, but the city has no other option as it surrounded by sea from all sides but one.
@@burgerpommes2001 For that, Govt. is already trying to develop rural areas & provide jobs there itself. Plus, this project is designed keeping in mind the increase in traffic later.
Bro China also built a 16 lane highway that stretches miles in length to connect Hong Kong with mainland. but these fucktards will not even dare to surface the damage that project has caused to the environment there. but they will jump out of their caves when its time to remind India about its responsibility towards the environment.
I don’t think you’d want to see the ocean in Mumbai anyway…it’s horrible. Can’t believe they’ll make it worse by adding a massive highway…have they not learned from all the first-world countries that have already gone through this & are now tearing down those highways? Mumbai is doing amazing work on their metro…they should focus on that and bike infrastructure considering their population density
@@AmazingJayB51 indian government is already doing that. The main issue is that even now a very huge population of India is poor and poor people tend to have more children. True population reduction can't start until majority of population is educated.
@@AmazingJayB51 India's population growth rate is nearly equal to replacement levels. India and China has had world's largest populations since eternity
@Kzaxrtij Skather that means even if every family has only 1 child ( less than world average ) they will still have huge population for decades due to thier sheer numbers. Ideal fertility rate is 2.1 and India is close to it at 2.3
I find it amusing that this was originally proposed in a time when US cities were also in love with waterside highways, and now in the US many of those are being removed. I feel there must be better solutions than this.
Mumbai Metro is also being developed in the city along with Monorails . Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train is also under construction, also the Mumbai Pune Hyperloop is also proposed . We are not leading towards car dependency but at present it’s a need , The Roads in this area are very narrow and traffic jams are common and as the population is growing at high speed we need space to accommodate them , for these we need broader roads ( which is being made ) , and high rise skyscrapers( many of those are under construction) . In Future also car dependency will not be a major problem as in future Mumbai will be the second largest rapid mass transit system in India just after Delhi National Capital Region.
There is not a country in this world that criticize itself more than India. Every project comes with a million issues that are impossible to find anywhere else in the world with the same population and climate and conjunction. No problem if it is UAE , Malaysia, Singapore , China etc. No one bats an eye.
Great to See that B1M is doing Indian megaprojects I would love if he does DMIC project, Delhi metro network and other megaprojects shown in the videos of TH-camr Johnnys Desk
why you guys begging for White man's approval we don't care what the F**k he says. Get out of the colonial mindset. This video was full of negativity. Didn't you see the video what gist did you get from the video? The govt spending money which is not needed and this project is just a spectacle anti biodiversity...poor people crammed up in a city...he also questioning BMC why this project is needed. and this guy will show all infrastructure building in China so gladly. But when India makes Infrastructure it so bad and shows clips of poor people congested road and justify racism towards India. The negative portrayal of India.
@@tstanmoysamanta They have shown the best parts of mumbai but the best of mumbai is like worst of an average city of similar size elsewhere. Looks like you are pissed by B1M showing Chinese projects without any negativity where the indians are used to. B1M has tried their best not to show any negative sides about Mumbai.
@@Handleyman I meant economy-wise. A country will lower its population growth with a more affluent society and with a more empowered female population who are allowed pursue a career and have children later without cultural limitations.
I think people are getting this project wrong. Yes, bigger highways don't solve traffic, but quality highways that serve the basic needs are required, because the existing road network is not very good. Also, a very massive metro construction is also underway (of about 200 km length), which will make it the 2nd largest metro network in India. And yes, a large suburban railway network already exists which is getting modernized.
A coast that should be recovered for the enjoyment of the Mumbai population with a lot of parks, green, walkways, and beaches is going to be covered by concrete. Unbelievable!
Indians public enjoyment is only at Hershey park at Pennsylvania usa 🇺🇸, cheaper compares to Disney Florida, but never in India 🇮🇳 , Ganges river is full of dead corpses
Land reclamation in the Netherlands : build a dike, pump most of the water out of the area which needs to be reclaimed, plants will do the rest and a few years later you have land.
the aim was to portray India negatively. The Indian guy in this video clearly had money and a source and you know who are these people loyal to. They would be very happy to see development in China, not in India.India has a lot of loyal Communist Supporters. My guess is this guy sponsored the video. Check out the Mumbai Metro rail system Under Construction.180 KM long. And the old system you looked in this video is fully Electrified.and the footage of people cramped up in this video shown are 10 year old.
@@lockheedmartin286 I hope that Mumbai and other cities in India can focus their development on infrastructure construction. I expect India to host the Olympic Games around 2040
@@chaunceytao6957 This western propaganda media shows only bad side of the project but he didn't said highway is of only 18% and remaining will be parks
Biggest challenge of making any new road/highway in India is maintaining it, especially in Mumbai cause it rains a lot there. People often complain about poor maintenance of the roads
They should take notes from Japanese how they built that impressive underground reservoir which is humongous but liberated Tokyo from flooding issues.. However ,that took Japanese even 10 years or so , considering India's corruption chart and red tapism it might take double time.
The B1M in 2030: "How Mumbai revitalized its waterfront by demolishing a mayor highway" - Realizing that the highway actually made traffic worse, Mumbai is fixing its major mistake from 2021 and is removing the highway. Instead there will be more public parks, improved public transport and a network of world-class bike infrastructure.
Mumbai's metro area has 14 metro lines under construction out of which 1 runs parallel to this highway 7 train lines operational and a vast bus rapid transit system unlike many US cities
@@Sohampn its not about the metro nor public transport, which is great that there will be 14 lines and public transport is there, should be. It is about that highway on the waterfront is bad idea, it is proven now after those were constructed across US and the neighborhoods and living conditions worsened a lot, and now many cities demolish those.
@@jestestuman the neighborhoods you are talking about is mostly suburbia see Manhattan it has a coastal highway stretching from north to lower manhattan house prices have increased because of the highway due to the added connectivity people living on 5th floor or higher dont care about the highway they care about the connectivity they get same case with Mumbai except with the connectivity you will still have a sea view apartment
@@papaquonis what is best Infra for you? If this is trash?😂 Expressway?... High speed railway? Bullet train? Or Hyperloop (something that Virgin is making) But they will cause deforestation... Won't they?😂
@@raj_ankur This is so old-fashioned, its not even funny. Building major highways on the waterfront is terrible. It's the type of infrastructure that other cities are actively removing. I'm not saying highways in some form aren't necessary, but building like this inevitably increases congestion on the roads. When there's room for more cars, there will be more cars, it never fails. Hyperloop and bullet trains are both not relevant when it comes to urban transport. On the other hand, I see that Mumbai is busy constructing several new Metro and train lines - now that's something to be far more proud of than this project. Certainly much more visionary.
@@papaquonis i dont think they have any other choice... They are already facing heavy traffic jams on roads... At the same time much crowd in local trains ... They are building metro too...
Can you cover the 'Mumbai trans harbour link' bridge? I feel it's transformative as it connects Mumbai to a fast growing region (New airport, IT parks,...) which could decongest Mumbai
❤️❤️ from India, this project will definately improve Mumbai's transportation along with many public transport projects like Metro, Monorail, Improving Suburban Railways, Electric bus services and lastly Bullet Train 👍
Hey bro u have very large following in India, watching ur video from last 2 year. Hope u will cover various megaproject ongoing currently in India. Love and support from India bro 🇮🇳🇮🇳
Love from India , I am watching your channel from 2 year and dosen't expected indian project . Thanks for add our country construction project to world . I hope you will also cover DFC , Delhi Mumbai expressways , rapid rail project and other projects of India in near future. 😀
the aim was to portray India negatively. The Indian guy in this video clearly had money and a source and you know who are these people loyal to. They would be very happy to see development in China, not in India.India has a lot of loyal Communist Supporters. My guess is this guy sponsored the video. Check out the Mumbai Metro rail system Under Construction.180 KM long. And the old system you looked in this video is fully Electrified.and the footage of people cramped up in this video shown are 10 year old.
To round off the coverage, you should also mention the 337 km plan for Mumbai Metro's network consisting of 10 lines. Some of the lines are well underway and scheduled to open this year and next year!
that was not the aim ..... the aim was to portray India negatively. The Indian guy in this video clearly had money and a source and you know who are these people loyal to. They would be very happy to see development in China, not in India.
To the people saying that this road will have a traffic problem - Mumbai administration knows how to deal with this problem, they have already built the Bandra Worli sea link and it rarely faces traffic jams Also they are building public transportation as several metro lines are under construction or trial with two functional lines.
We have the largest highway in America and it still doesn't solve the traffic jam instead more and more cars pass on the highway I have studied cities in Scandinavia to overcome traffic jams, namely increasing car taxes, gas prices and making bicycle roads comfortable. Not only that, they make very wide sidewalks and very comfortable and clean public transportation. But the car and gas company lobbyists will continue to use the government to sell their products, this is happening not only in India but in America and Asia. If you look at downtown Copenhagen, Denmark, cars are very rare. Average riding bicycles, public transportation and walking.
We are a poor nation, okay We seriously need to look at our automobile industry I mean, we are like 4th or 5th overall that's low I mean if there is a demand for cars then there will be a supply and more automobile industry will open their shop with the shop open there will be jobs a lot of them... So yeah and in terms of infrastructure seriously imagine how much concrete and steel will be used for the pillars and to fulfill the orders lots of steel and concrete industry will hire people and these companies pay tax to the government so yeah we need to look at the problems faced by Bangalore and not Boston
@@mrbananies8675 the issue is not the size. america has become so dependent on car-centric suburban sprawl that nothing else seems plausible. i would recommend checking out Not Just Bikes' TH-cam channel
Induced demand shows the more infrastructure you build the more cars will use it. This is a temporary fix but if it stays under two billion dollars it's fairly good value.
This city has 14 metro lines under construction out of which 1 runs parallel to this highway 7 train lines operational and a vast bus rapid transit system unlike many US cities
More money you have you will spend more on Junk food, clothes that you don't need. So, stay poor. That's your argument do you follow that in your life.
As a Mumbaikar myself I’m honestly looking forward to the completion of the currently Under Construction 300+ Kms of Metro Lines as those would be ferrying a far larger chunk of the populace in comparison to the Coastal Road. The Coastal Road is a White Elephant aimed at driving up market rates of Real Estate along the coast of Mumbai and nothing else. It is the Under Construction Metro Lines that would actually be a boon to several Mumbaikars who spend Hrs. each day travelling in sub humane conditions in Mumbai Locals to and from their places of work. B1M should try covering that in one of their next videos perhaps.
@@roman5782 But it's not going to be very convenient, either. Induced demand will ensure that the highway will become clogged with traffic just like the old roads were. Building massive highways is one of the worst ways to try to fix traffic, and in fact often backfires.
And what makes it even worse is that the highways won't even solve any congestion because of the proven concept of induced demand (like Noah already said)
I love these high high quality videos on engineering and construction. Major countries like India need large ambitious infrastructure projects. The 19th century was the British century, the 20th century was the American century, and the 21st century appears to be the Chinese century, India briefly passed the united Kingdom as the world's fifth largest economy before the effects of the coronavirus took hold. If India develops at the pace outlined in the this video, could we be looking at a Pax India century? ;-)
21st century has the possibility of being Indian as much as it could be Chinese. India's pace of infra development is 65km/day, fastest in the world. There's a possibility India regains it's position of the 17th century, as the most powerful economy in the world, despite the social and economic hurdles.
Reading all the comments, I think you should follow up the video with information about the 300+ kms of modern subway system construction going on in Mumbai. The entire city is about to change!
This is the literal worst solution ever. Mumbai wasted money on a monorail and now is just increasing capacity? This is going to make things worse! Just build an elevated light rail or subway to alleviate congestion. It's working in Hyderabad with the metro. No reason it wouldn't in Mumbai.
This is sad to see. Cities around the world are ripping out their waterfront roads because they are a net negative. Mumbai needs to remove car infrastructure, not invest in it.
Mumbai's metro area has 14 metro lines under construction out of which 1 runs parallel to this highway 7 train lines operational and a vast bus rapid transit system unlike many US cities
@@Sohampn It's clearly not enough. For example Shanghal metro has ~4 billion riders a year, Mumbai has 126 million. Shanghai is larger but not by that much And don't forget that Shanghai has much more other kinds of public transport too.
@@VFPn96kQT Mumbai metro has only one 11km metro line operational so that number will be double than that of Shanghai when the remaining 350km+ metro network is operational
as many cities now days are making all sorts of efforts to reclaim their coastlines here we have a perfect example of what not to do the interesting part is how in the rich part of town they went underground as to not disturb the value of the neighborhood
@@angryguy2189 it is still a logistical and mechanical achievement Show me how many underground tube corridors are there in the world! Only a few So yes these projects mentioned above are really world class Watch Discovery and National Geographic You will know
It's an absolute tragedy, taking all their prime real estate on the seafront and the putting multi lane highways in front of it. They should be spending the money on a better subway system, not for more bloody cars.
An unprotected coastal highway exposed to sea level rises and tropical cyclones is just what a developing country with notoriously poor infrastructure maintenance and frequent collapses needs
@@darshilmashru8479 typical andh bhakt comment. No sense no logic. Metro work is already going on. And still they are better than feku.. 107 rs petrol, lowest level of gdp and economy. Hightest rate of unemployement. Highest rate of inflation. Only nitin gadkari dept is working in this govt. Rest of all are sleeping.
@@Captain__Obvious What about that sea wall they are building to protect the city from rising sea levels... Its included with the construction of this highway and city promenade...
B1M never fails with the high quality Informational video. I would literally spend hours watching and just loving new information. Great content
Thank you so much!!
@@TheB1M We need longer videos, this format is too short, 10-15mn will be much better.
Yes.. but keep it real!
@@TheB1Mam glad you are finally covering Mumbai :)
The video is well made, but the fact that they just ignore that more roads actually make traffic worse, that's very disappointing. They ignore reality.
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I doubt the roads are going to be empty like these computer models. Mumbai’s traffic is crazy.
They will largely be because everyone can’t afford the expensive tolls they are going to impose to recuperate the cost. There already one sea link like this in Mumbai that charges 4$ toll for a two way pass. It is usually empty but still used by about 50000 vehicle daily. So I guess it turns a profit. However, congestion on the alternate route through city roads are as jam packed as ever. So these projects are more showpiece that make investors their money back and looks good for the city. But doesn’t solve the problem of an everyday traveller.
@@karanshah5604 You are right.
@@karanshah5604 Tolls in India are soo high compared to other countries! Where does all that toll money go?
@@eurekacomment5719 they are not high compared to other countries. But they are high compared to the purchasing power parity of India. So everyone can’t afford it
The billions of dollars company spends mostly goes towards the them building the bridge/roads and maintaining it. As government just gives permission but does not pay for it or pays for a part of it. However, they have the permission only for a specific period of time which can be anywhere from 20-50 years to recuperate the cost.
After that the government takes over. It is a matter of debate that these companies often pay govt(bribes) to extend these contracts and permission to collect tolls for these roads. So they have a steady source of income through toll collection.
With the FASTag implementation tolls are now digital. So govt authorities can determine whether the cost has been recuperated by the companies with a certain interest and they can dismantle the tolls. Making it free for public.
@@karanshah5604 there are no tolls in this project only one toll which is old its on sea link
This looks like a project straight from the 60s or 70s, when cars were regarded as the transportation mean of the future. We now know how wrong that was and many cities now remove such highways. It's worrying how up-and-coming cities make the same mistakes.
Mumbai is arguably not even one of those up-and-coming cities. It's a well established and huge city. I appreciate that Mumbai and India are generally poorer than equivalent cities in Europe/US but they should really be focusing more on public transport as other big older cities are now doing. Europe has been doing it for years now.
This is why capping the rise of global temperatures by 2 degrees is an ridiculous goal. We can be happy if we manage 3 degrees
Let's ruin the beautiful coastline. But sure, where the rich live, build it underground so the properties keep their value.
Yes, so called nature activist in mumbai are so fool that they are opposing the MRT in mumbai.
Actually public transit is the future for Mumbai's development as well. It has quite probably, one of the largest local train network. And a huge metro network is under construction with few line already operational. The reason for this construction it the relieve the congested roads which also run public buses to cut the fuel wastage as well as time. I know marine highway seems like a bad idea, but the city has no other option as it surrounded by sea from all sides but one.
This project is repeating the mistakes we made in the US.
- In big cities, traffic always grows to fill new roads until congestion reaches the previous level. If you build it, the drivers will come.
- The fact that this was recommended by US consultants from the 1960s suggests the ideas align with the ill-conceived transport planning of that era in the US. US cities have been tearing down the roads along their coasts built around that time, because those roads are a blight and did nothing to improve the city.
- It's a joke to put "green space" right next to a highway. Few will want to hang out in a loud, polluted space. This looks like a marketing ploy to make it appear the project planners are community driven.
India is gonna copy the U.S in every way, good or bad
@@Jaskaran_S what do you mean india is not like china to copy others
Projects are not implemented blindly there would be a lot of research and study before implenting.
@@soumo2725 Dude.
You clearly don't know us Indians, we like to copy the west.
( And feel good about it).
I agree 100% with all of this
Mumbai metro which is under construction will serve to solve problems for much of mumbai's residents like no other.
Honestly, it won't make much of difference as its already too late. For a short period of time there will be reduction in density of people in bus and local, nothing much except that. After a year or two as covid normalises it will be as packed as current Versova-Ghatkopar metro is.
@@rishiktiwari what is your point ?
@@rishiktiwari even if it impacts 5% of the population, it's good enough(remember that's 1 million ppl/day). Ultimately local trains also need to be upgraded to the metro standard, we should build 1000 km of metro eventually (in 20 yrs), then economies of scale will happen and faster travel may be possible for 25% of the Mumbaikars.
@@dasarpurug I don't think 1000 km is necessary. Delhi is double the size of Mumbai and 500 km of metro (including under construction) here already seems more than enough
@@vahsirartapaham4578 its simple, that the current metro which in development is not the ultimate solution and will only buy some time to upgrade other transport infrastructure which needs needs to be done rapidly.
A city is developed when even the rich are comfortable taking the public trasnport.
Edited - Woah !! Never knew this comment would grab so many likes ! Glad so many agree.
You know someone is Indian when they have a merc yet choose to go by tuktuk to the shops
Nah that only happens in Europe. Even in US the rich would rather use their car. You just need a very good transportation system
@@kekw5153 So Asia doesn't exist then?
@@kekw5153 that's why he said a city is developed. The fact that us is inhumane and an absolutely disgusting urban hell doesn't mean he isn't right
@@kekw5153 the us is the richest 3 world country
The biggest issue with these projects is they never end up fulfilling the demands they set out to do. The Bandra Worli sea link is underused and still incomplete to this day decades after its construction began. The promenades almost always look like mess, so not only will you lose your costal views which provide some relief in a congested city but you also don't fix the traffic issue.
They should've concentrated on the Metro project first before the coastal road. And the government needs to strengthen industries in smaller cities outside of Mumbai/Delhi/Bangalore/Kolkata etc so the population is better spread out.
Yep!
Building 100 new cities is in progress and cannot be finished in 5-10 years time. But the previous governments had no vision as far as urban planning is concerned.
@@lantherpagdi True
@최수빈 Bro when did name of Ghaziabad changed ???
@최수빈 and to what it will be Changed ?
“Originally explored by Americans in the 1960s”
Well that explains a lot
Exactly...
Americans love highways
and now they are removing them because they were mistakes.
@@oldunion I'm happy for this. Last year, about a million miles of highways were removed which made it easier for me to move around. I'm glad America is moving closer to it's goal of no highways by next year, but it's insane as there's still so many highways.
Meanwhile some American cities are now phasing out and tearing down useless freeways..
never thought the road near my house would be featured in B1M but here we are !!!!
Right. I expected to see only Sea-link, Marine Drive and Seaface roads, but seeing Borivali surprised me a lot!!
Vow, so much inferiority Complex u have.
@@tanmay1324 same !
@@EvergreenConsultancy lol I dont see any inferiority complex, read his comment again. Act like a grown up if you're one
Overproud indian
They should have invested that money in improving underground drainage system and flash floods preventive infra.
The drainage system was upgraded this year but due to record breaking rainfall it failed 😕
next month TN start that plan to clean environment
Actually it's,pretty hard to solve that issue city was planned at that times sea level but now sea level have increased which backfire the water into the drainage I don't know how they'll manage it to improve the system they have tried adding extra pumps but that just doesn't work
@@sanket4001 wow what an upgrade.
Well, the very heavy rainfall in Mumbai (June-Sept) can put any drainage system to shame
5:23 Ahh yes I also like to spend my free time under a peaceful and quiet highway bridge. It is just so relaxing
lol what an idiotic idea XD
It's worth it, Mumbai doesn't have much green parks within the city.
Well, considering that millions of citizens and tourists spend countless mornings and evenings at the Marine Drive (which is an 6-8 lane road with reaally heavy traffic), this is better. Also even in the current situation, the sea wind blows away most of the pollution.
Highways are fine to connect cities, but terrible within those cities. An electric train or metro line along this route would probably serve a lot more people, and make the parks surrounding it actually nice to be in, instead of being next to a congested highway producing lots of smog
Well Said...Rail Network Is The Heart Of This City. So Upgrading and Developing It Will Serve To Every Citizen.
I can’t imagine those proposed parks along the highways being very pleasant with all the noise and smog
That might be fine for individuals but what about deliveries, trades, construction, etc.? Can't put them on a train. All cities need mixed mode transportation and the ratio of use can be moderated by introducing tolling / prices on the different modes.
The metro line exists, but even if it’s fully completed by 2030. I don’t see it being properly cared for
@@tepidtuna7450 You are right: you definitely need roads! But highways like these projects have not been proven successful in their goal; ease congestion and reduce travel times. If you make more people use public transport or other ways of transportation, roads open up for the people who actually need them. And as you say: pricing is a big factor too in getting people out of their cars, especially in rush hour.
Wendover made a nice video on roads vs public transportation, I believe it's called How to fix Traffic or something similar
The government (central) is spending $1.5 trillion on NIP(National Infrastructure Pipeline) under which 7300+ important infrastructural projects are being execute and most are roadways and railways projects to boost connectivity and trade. Most of the people in India aren't even aware of this.
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The Union government not the central govt.
Edit:- For those egoistic northern dumbfucks I know its the same I am advocating for the use of the term union over centre as delhi or the incumbent govt can never have similar support all across India so as to be called the Centre.
@@aryaaswale7316 Which is same?
@@aryaaswale7316 Union Government and Central Government means the same. Please pick up a 9th grade Civics/Political Science textbook.
@@aryaaswale7316 are buddhjeevi
You idiots I know its the same, I meant to say that we should use the term Union Government, thats what our constitution says and thats what we should use, saying the centre is derogatory cause it implies that all of the Union=Delhi and that the rest should revolve around it.
Roads just add traffic, you add more lanes and more people drive. Should be looking into public transport alternatives.
They are also working on a metro system in Mumbai. It’s good to have both the highway and the metro :)
274 KM of Metro rail system is under construction and is scheduled to be completed in phases starting 2022 . Adding lanes was a necessity here.
@@ravishrai1107 sir its more than 350 km
It serves to ease congestion elsewhere. I do agree that public transport should be number one though; especially an underground metro.
The coastline could have been made to a nice place to be
1.7B for all of that? I’m guessing this is going to go “slightly” over budget.
cheap Indian labor?
India has cheap labour
Labour and raw meterials are cheap here
The cost excludes the cost for the 13km long versova bandra sea link, which will cost another 1-2 billion
Being a western ignoramus you are probably unfamiliar with the concept of 'purchasing power parity'. I'll dumb it down for you. Essentially for any project that is built in India take the cost in USD and multiply it by 3.5. That is what the cost would be if that project was built in the US. So this '$1.7bn' project would cost around $6bn in the US.
Oh, and the Indians who have replied to you are even more ignorant and unintelligent than you are.
There is a reason other cities are removing costal elevated highways built in the 60s. People don't want to look towards the sea and only see traffic and noise
oh no its different in Mumbai this is actually the need of the hour we also have like 4 train lines and another under construction metro line and a monorail line running almost adjacent to this route so it wont be like any US city which does not have any sort of public transportation
Mumbai needs it
Well in a city like Mumbai where land is scarce, the ocean is the only way forward
@@worstedwoolens Mumbai is not Germany no German city comes even close to Mumbai's population Mumbai doesnt need only public transit it needs good roads too and this highway will serve only the people of South Mumbai and the people who work there which isnt much compared to places like Dadar where the population and offices both are extremely dense and I live in Mumbai so I know a lot better about what it needs than you
@@worstedwoolens Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo all these cities have atleast 1 highway going through the city centre infact Hong Kong has much more highways and those highways atleast go somewhere and dont end in the city this highway in Mumbai ends at the near end of the peninsula it sits on so it will be serving only to the people living in the southern tip of the city if we dont build this highway it will worsen the current road network and again I know a lot more about my city than you
i am getting increasingly more excited every time i see the B1M uploads
What a great idea, block views of the sea with massive concrete structures loaded with cars. Talk about prehistoric public planning.
They should've gone for Elevated Expressway within city
Fort William in Scotland tells you all you need to know about the impact of such planning.... Even on a small scale.
@@ollie3x10_8 True, but the Katy Freeway in the US with its 20 lanes across, and even increased traffic and travel times, proves that it won’t work.
@@AlphaGeekgirl exactly, not only is it ugly, it doesn't help
@@prantomostafiz7555 yes like Japan
Hey man, It'd be awesome if you could cover more Indian Projects. Like Delhi-Mumbai Expressway or the USBRL project.
he would spew more negativity. Did you not get the theme of the video? The negative portrayal of India. And I know Some Indians are like that they hate any good development in India. Mostly Communist leftists with an International connection to show how bad India is.
@@tstanmoysamanta No. do not generalize on South lol. In fact we are more developed than north in many cases. Defaming India is just an American dream simping leftist thing. North Indian people are equally as bad as south in this. But in fact India is developing rapidly.
I am from Kerala and I want to see a developed India. Jai Hind bro
Why not Indians do it themselves?
@Narendra Modi Hyperlooop is bullshit. We should invest in High Speed Rail. Hyperlooop is just a pipe dream at the moment.
@@anuragmishra3227 tell me the ways in which hyperloop is bullshit ??
We have a lot of experience fixing traffic problems by creating huge roads that increase traffic even more.
Why Mumbai is trying to copy is beyond my imagination, but whatever I guess
Its probably a one in a multiple plan. I saw other comments that they are building metro and trains, so i guess that the road is to suplement it.
This project is part of mumbai ring road network.. there is already 357 km metro project is going on
@@brandonchan4537 New York also has metros but they built the highways and destroyed buildings.
@@siddheshbirje6050 building a metro is no excuse for building something like this
@@siddheshbirje6050 American cities now can't get rid of their beautiful waterfront full of concrete, noise and pollution. Boston had to spend 24 bn. USD to relocate a similar monstrosity underground.
"...an idea that was originally explored by American consultants in the 1960s"
Says it all right there. Failed ideas of the past (many examples of which are being torn down in the US) being resuscitated elsewhere.
If an Idea fails in one part of the world doesnt means it will fail in every part of the world. just like the success of highspeed rail in Japan cant be replicated in USA. And these highways are not going through the heart of the Mumbai city, which in the case of USA was a nightmare. instead of that, we are building these highways on the outerskirts of the city.
@@trulyharsh the failure of high speed railway in the US has more to do with nimbyism than anything else
@@juch3 Thats what i was trying to point out. the dynamics of your country are very much different from that of our country's. so unlike USA, where everybody tends to use their own car even for travelling the shortest of distances, people in India love to use public transportation systems and vehicle pooling. Mumbai is also working on a massive metro system and monorail project.
@@trulyharsh public transit is more efficient than highways. It doesn’t matter which country you’re in.
@@E-damnn I am not against Public transportation. read my comment again. but i am saying highways should also be contructed. period.
I hope all asian countries will be develope and can have a comfortable and good life and we are on the process of that! support india from philippines!
Yeah . This must be an asian century.
@Sahil Ahmedöv I'm from Asia too, but I think to become great we don't need to pull others down.
Asian cultures are known for sustainable & peaceful coexistence since centuries.
@@reshma1596 appreciate ur thinking 👍
I am from Mumbai and you surprised me with this. Thank you B1M :)
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What do you think of the project as a citizen of Mumbai?
It would have been better if they would have hastened the metro works first though.
@@blondeboi22 Dude reclamation is already done. It will be on time.
@@falsch4761 metro is already existing (20 km) and 350 km is under construction. But metro and bullet trains are not enough.
People having personal car will not use metros
This looks like the kind of mistake many cities did or almost did in the 60s in US and Europe.
Exactly! And cities have spent so much money undoing the damage done by these coastal highways. Seattle spend billions to remove theirs. Milwaukee (my hometown) was slated to do something like this, akin to the Gold Coast highway in Chicago. But thankfully they pulled the plug and the coastal areas and parks were preserved.
Economic growth vs. preservation is a tough choice for developing economies. It's a privilege to be able to easily choose preservation in a rich country.
In my city (Oslo, Norway) the main highway runs as a tunnel under most of the city centre. It's great, we get a modern highway system without negative effects. Building a system like that is really expensive though and not really a possibility for a city like Mumbai thats larger and has difficult ground conditions for tunnels.
This project will have negative impacts on its surrounding areas, but what's the alternative? All modern cities have highways and for the time being theyre a necessity for economic growth. You need public transit as well, but even Tokyo has a vast expressway-system.
@@pederpersenfostvedt2900 it’s difficult to estimate the full cost of either alternative. Would Amsterdam be a richer city today if they’d gone down the route of car centrism and intracity highways back in the 60s?
@@lolongo Amsterdam has plenty of highways, most notably to Amsterdam-Zuid, which is the CBD.
In case of Mumbai this is necessary at the moment because there is literally No Space left inside the city & that's why more than 300km underground metro is under construction in the same city that will be operational in the next 5years
The guy at the end got really profound. That the project is more fuelled by a dream about modernity than practicality. Deep.
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This is a costy vanity project for the benefit of the wealthy fantasist. The money should clearly be spent on public transport infrastructure. Space is perhaps an issue but don't tell me that a lot of big improvements can't be made irrespective.
You know why they call it a dream? Cause you'd have to be asleep to believe it were possible to achieve...
hm ya
Don't make the same mistake as the US. Don't build highways besides water. Build public transport.
Already on the way. The same city will have 300 kms of metro within 5 years. Also High speed railways would also come moving some of the economy further.
@@ankanmaiti9864 so don't build highways next to the coast.
@@user-221i there is no space inside the city
@@user-221i Problem is there's literally no space in the city. Even if we create empty spaces, within months they will get occupied by illegal settlers backed by politicians, and within years high rise apartments will start to grow.
It isn't same everywhere around the world.
@@user-221i why ??? can you explain??
People here who spout pearls of wisdom about how building roads increase congestion come from countries that have a great road network..you take it for granted... before pontificating about the wisdom of building new roads, we need to understand that millions of people here want to buy newer and bigger cars and enjoy its benefits.. once that phase is over, society as a whole may decide to go back to using public transport or whatever. Public infrastructure projects like these are simply the manifestation of the people's desire to experience better quality life. so enjoy another great B1M video of a country/society trying to move up the social economic ladder by building better infrastructure just like each one of u r countries.. as for the desis who repeat western cliches without spending time to think or analyse, move on to a different video by BBC and CNN and enjoy cliched images of India and Mumbai....
We should make highways and expressways but not in the cities. Car centric designs have been a great disaster for cities everywhere. Mumbai is better off without it. This road will solve the traffic problem for 1-2 years Max. If there's so much traffic for 3% of the population the imagine how much it would be for 10%. There will be more roads than there are buildings. Mumbai wasn't intended to be a car centric city nor should it be. Were better off investing into less polluting and less retarded modes of transportation like footpaths, cycle lanes, buses and public transport.
Plus they forget that there is 350kms suburban rail and 200 kms+ metro rail in Mumbai
the aim was to portray India negatively. The Indian guy in this video clearly had money and a source and you know who are these people loyal to. They would be very happy to see development in China, not in India.
@@sounoks3180 Why build the highway then just keep expanding the metro and keep the beautiful coastline.
@@ashyclaret Why not do both 😌
For god sake people, Mumbai already has 425 kms of suburban train network and it is building another 337 kms of metro in the next 10 years along 3 more planned high speed rail routes and one of them has already started construction.
So Mumbai will have more commuter rail network within it's metro area than the most countries. Building two highways (coastal road and MTHL) won't turn a city with ~75% modal share for public transit into a car dependent one.
Still, the highways won't do any good, traffic congesting will stay the same due to the proven concept of induced demand
@@neil.simmons There's not rlly any other option tbh. Trains and buses already run at peak capacity and within minimum distance of each other considering safety. They can't really cater to the entire population unless the next bus/train arrives within 3 seconds.
Another factor is that not everyone in Mumbai is a car owner and many can't really afford to be. A new highway might induce a small percentage of people to switch from public transport to cars but most are locked into public transport because of sheer economics. The effect won't be the same as you might see in Europe or US where almost everyone owns a car.
@@beaku3 you highways are extremly space inefficiant this massive construction will not benifit most residents
this higway destroys much of a coastline that could be beautifull
would be smarter to make cycling safe build even more public transport and restrict cars
@@beaku3 that is a good point, and it is a possibility that there will be enough people who can't use cars, tho I'm sure in the future as India mature and their population becomes wealthier that enough people will be able to use cars
But i also want to stress that it is only a possibility that there are not enough people with cars right now, I don't know the numbers and i don't think you do either so it's just a guess you made
Exactly. Mumbai has no space and the current coast is infested with slums. Once this project is done, those slums will be razdd for new parks and housing
mumbai city should improve drainage system and better rain management
Yes, far mor better than wasting money on this project
@@Fauzanarief-n7i they are sending money on both and on 300 km metro system as well one project doesn't effect the other
@@dipanjanmondal7765 i know, but it still more useful if they spend that amount of money for other project that still needed
this giant road is just for the rich. wont help the people much at all
@@sudeshnaachrekar3485 well its only beneficial for people that have cars
Mumbai need atleast
1.800km metro
2.250km monorail
3.RRTS that connect all major areas of Mumbai metropolitan region
4.Upgradation of Mumbai local trains and adding More lines
This all efforts can solve Mumbai's heavy traffic problems
True!
Lol 800km,250km metro is absurd everything needs money to make and to maintain 1050km of metro rail will be huge loss making
@@padhlekyakarrhahaituyahanp1011 Japan has mono rails that are not in loss it all comes down to design if not designed properly it can become a white elephant but if it is it can be a blessing
B1M ❤️ from india...need more indian infrastructure
For public transport, there's already more than a hundred kilometers of metro rail under construction. This will serve millions more along with the existing suburban rail.
The coastal road is much needed as traffic situation in the city is out of control.
Yes but they could build more metro lines instead of wasting all this money on reclaiming land that just washes away lole
@@zamoeyu they are building 357 kms of metro.
Induced demand, this highway will immediately reach and exceed capacity, and even that will have a negligible effect on traffic in other parts of the city.
Why not build a coastal train network? What folks seem to forget is that the cars are going to drive off the highway into the already crowded city at some point, enabling even more traffic jam
Problem is just when you create more roads and more attractive roads, it'll pursue more people who have a choice between a car and alternatives like public transit, biking, or walking to the car. And that just causes more congestion in just a few years, not just on the new road, but on the existing roads in and around the new Highway as well. Its called Induced demand. If you build it they'll come. And the rest of the city wont be able to handle that.
I haven't seen every video in this channel but they've all been very positive when dealing with big infrastructure projects in other parts of the world. Good to see there's always someone there to find the failures behind every optimistic initiative happening in India.
Very disappointed in Mumbai for this. Adding more lanes doesn't reduce congestions because of induced demands. It also looks very ugly and is terrible for the environment. Mumbai needs to look into alternative modes of transport that actually reduces congestions - public transport, walkability and bikes.
This is India, not the US. Induced demand works when oil prices are under control. If you know India, that isn't the case. In most cases, people avoid driving as much as possible.
Guess another benefit of trains, probably easier to teach train conductors not to reverse, horn without a reason or ignore signalling lights than it is to do taht to motor vehicle drivers.
by 2024, mumbai will have india's 2nd largest metro network (almost 250km) after new delhi (almost 400km)
this two projects are going hand in hand along with another 27km of sea bridge which will connect mumbai with its satellite city navi mumbai
Yeah, because Mumbai is such a lovely compact little town. A perfect place to walk and cycle round, especially for those who use the roads for commercial purposes.
@Sahil Singh bro tu India mein rehta hai but still sochta hai ki hamari janta samajhdar hogi? Neta log corruption nahi karenge?
Wow I can't believe B1M covered this. I'm so happy right now. I waited for so many days for a video on India, I even thought of mailing you and you finally did it. I won't ask anymore. Thank you so much 🙏
and after seeing this video I see only negativity.
@@chosenone7330 Good one
haan bhai gore bhagwan ne bana diya video ab chaato! ye kaafi hai dikhane ke liye humare purkhe kitne chatukar the angrezon ke.
@@lantherpagdi gora validation chahiye bhai ko 😂
I can't believe Mumbai is destroying their coastline with a massive 8 lane freeway. This should be a giant linear park full of trees, walking paths, park benches, and other features for nature and the public. Make sure there's access to the water as well.
Looks like they should’ve built out their public transit ie faster trains and more commuter rail ways
A massive metro rail system is being built too
Umm see Mumbai lacks space
Its surrounded by water on three sides.
Plus trains running over oceans arent a great idea innit.
There is a high chance of fatality in case of accidents especially over water
Mumbai has world largest sub urban railways.
Apart from that 337KM metro is underconstrution.
Ceez as a Mumbaikar I agree with you.
Mumbai has 14 metro lines under construction 7 train lines operational and a vast bus rapid transit system unlike many US cities
I'm really positive about this project because I know how difficult it is for going from north mumbai(Kandivali) to Southern side via road with a huge ass traffic. Another thing is the project is giving employment to people in the pandemic as well.
It is highly likely that this highway will become very congested in only a few years. There have been extensive studies done about building more highways to solve congestion. The result is that those highways also become congested, as more and more people get in the habit of driving.
@@vasilikonstan India is different. Just see NICE road story. People use it to bypass city. It barely has any traffic after 10 years. Mostly trucks bypass Banglore city. And people going out of Banglore use it for same. That’s it! Besides we like our mopeds more in the city. Barely any parking space, most residents just rent cars already these days. Even furniture is got rent in metro cities. Since they don’t have to move everything if they change residence. Indians are very economical. For us convenience and economics has to come together. Otherwise we won’t use it. Car companies have even started subscription plans for cars. New gen and even the older gen don’t want the hassle of owning it. It was the shit in the old days. It was more aspiration rather than much of a need for most. Family has one nice car and few mopeds. Mostly use mopeds. That’s how cities in India operate. Even super rich families are starting to adopt it. It just works.
urban highways don't work. US made this mistake in the past, and its no surprise that a proposal made my a American firm in the 60s is doing exactly the same mistake but in India. If you want to avoid congestion, public transit is the best means of doing so in urban centers. leave highways for connecting cities together and especially their suburbs and rural areas where density is too low for transit.
@@vasilikonstan yes but we also have 14 metro lines planned for the city which will take some load of the roads and the local trains
And also they should work more on public transit like buses,rickshaws and local trains
@@vasilikonstan -- Not really. City has parallel Metro and Train routes already existing and in construction. This is merely to divert in-city traffic from current overly congested roads and to facilitate faster entry-exit to and from Mumbai. If you were to travel from Mumbai to a vacation spot near Mumbai it takes around about 2 hours just to exit Mumbai. These projects are needed. I get your point though, had it purely been JUST this project in the works, it would've been a DOA project as road projects like these take into account current traffic situations while it takes them anywhere from 5-10years to complete but by that time the traffic increases to the point these projects fail, in terms of re-congestion. But that's not the case here as simultaneous work is being done for public transport as well, like Metros. This project has a 2 parallel Metro lines being constructed further to the east and inwards the city and its suburbs.
This reminds me a lot of Portland's infamous Harbor Drive.
It looks like a great idea, but it will only give headaches in the end.
@wow Oregon
Yeah, I visited that place it is a park seriously I just couldn't round up my head thinking it was used to be a freeway and they are trying to reinvent the same in Seattle pier too. But here is the deal we need to look at our automobile industry I mean if there is a demand then there is a supply if there is a supply then you have jobs and if you have a job you have money and from the money, you can spend it.
@@shreyaskaranth8640 but the money doesnt have to be dirty car and oil money
@@burgerpommes2001 hey money is money good, bad, legal, illegal it is all about money
Yea but Portland has never been that congested compared to Mumbai
Finally, B1M has took a project of India, I am sure if you look up more you will see a lot of interesting projects going on. India is investing almost $1.5 Trillion in infrastructure in next 5 Years .
That’s about 10% of India’s nominal GDP. Just for infrastructure? Are you sure?
@@SL-vs7fs Yes. This isn't a one year investment , it for 5 Years, and this money isn't just government investing. It's mostly private, Foreign investment that they are trying to lure, under the national Infrastructure pipeline. This is the information I have from my reasearch about the topic. Anyone can add more if they have any
By the way, if you don't understand let me tell you this video is not praising India it's a negative portrayal of India. So don't get excited.
@@tstanmoysamanta I didn't understand.
Its very important that India does not replicate US and Canada's generation long blunder of boosting car-dependency while gutting public transport. Neither is hauling 2 ton of metal and plastic (a car) sustainable (both for transport and environment) nor a good solution for fast transit and never a solution of cutting emissions and creating livable green cities.
"Not Just bikes" is a great channel who talks about Car-dependency and how countries like Netherlands have solved all the problems mentioned above through robust public transit and promotes green and healthy lifestyles by building walk-able zoning of housing and markets, bicycle lanes, pedestrian friendly streets, high speed rail and much more.
Individual automobile dependency is never good for citizens or the environment, so i hope India is investing in building robust public transit solutions as well.
Don't lump Canada in with US on this issue. Since 1980s, building trams & commuter trains have equal or greater emphasis than freeways in most Cdn. cities. Consider Calgary, only 1.7million people and ridership exceeds 300,000 per day, among the highest in N. America. The commuter trains have been a hit since they opened in the 1980s and the City can't seem to build the train lines fast enough.
@@gardengeek3041 but the situation is the same, and Canadian cities are built in almost the exact same manor as American cities, tall small down town, huge suburbs, suburbs without access to public transportation, and as for public transportation the USA is quite rapidly expanding public transportation in many cities, look at Seattle for example which is going to be one of the largest in North America
The thing is that India is not going in the america route with only investing in roads. 250 km of metro is coming up and there already exists 350 km of suburban railways in mumbai
And also, India's railway network is 4th largest in the world with continued investments. Cars being bought will naturally increase a lot as the middle class population increases day by day. For that India also needs to build competant roads
Not Just Bikes is one of the worst channels on TH-cam.
Actually public transit is the future for Mumbai's development as well. It has quite probably, one of the largest local train network. And a huge metro network is under construction with few line already operational. The reason for this construction it the relieve the congested roads which also run public buses to cut the fuel wastage as well as time. I know marine highway seems like a bad idea, but the city has no other option as it surrounded by sea from all sides but one.
More people will drive and the project will be conjested a few years after opening
@@burgerpommes2001 For that, Govt. is already trying to develop rural areas & provide jobs there itself. Plus, this project is designed keeping in mind the increase in traffic later.
@@burgerpommes2001 toll will be high.
@@riderchallenge4250 how many cars will have to use it to get the money back
Bro China also built a 16 lane highway that stretches miles in length to connect Hong Kong with mainland. but these fucktards will not even dare to surface the damage that project has caused to the environment there. but they will jump out of their caves when its time to remind India about its responsibility towards the environment.
Instead of seeing the ocean, you see an awful highway with a smog trail.
I don't think you've seen the ocean near Mumbai
I don’t think you’d want to see the ocean in Mumbai anyway…it’s horrible. Can’t believe they’ll make it worse by adding a massive highway…have they not learned from all the first-world countries that have already gone through this & are now tearing down those highways? Mumbai is doing amazing work on their metro…they should focus on that and bike infrastructure considering their population density
Sense?
Please remove goggles that is put on your head.. and eyes 😂😂😂
@@KrishnaAdettiwar totally agree, they should have put that money in improving underground drainage system & flash floods preventive infra.
I am Nepalese and I love India. I am proud of how india is becoming world super power in economy and innovation
Never thought my city would ever qualify to be on this channel
Wouldn’t birth control be easier, incentives to not have children
@@AmazingJayB51 indian government is already doing that. The main issue is that even now a very huge population of India is poor and poor people tend to have more children. True population reduction can't start until majority of population is educated.
@@AmazingJayB51 India's population growth rate is nearly equal to replacement levels.
India and China has had world's largest populations since eternity
@@AmazingJayB51 even so tons of people want to move to Mumbai. Gotta love eugenics spinners.
@Kzaxrtij Skather that means even if every family has only 1 child ( less than world average ) they will still have huge population for decades due to thier sheer numbers.
Ideal fertility rate is 2.1 and India is close to it at 2.3
I find it amusing that this was originally proposed in a time when US cities were also in love with waterside highways, and now in the US many of those are being removed. I feel there must be better solutions than this.
Exactly what came to my mind. Give it 60 years when India is far more developed, and they'll probably start dismantling it..
You can't compare both nations. US car ownership is at 80-90%, for India it's mere 10%. In 2000,it was only 3%. Long way to reach US levels
But if the waterside is ugly now... and they make a promenade with this new highway it will look better then it was right?
@@adee6467 EXACTLY!
Mumbai Metro is also being developed in the city along with Monorails . Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train is also under construction, also the Mumbai Pune Hyperloop is also proposed . We are not leading towards car dependency but at present it’s a need , The Roads in this area are very narrow and traffic jams are common and as the population is growing at high speed we need space to accommodate them , for these we need broader roads ( which is being made ) , and high rise skyscrapers( many of those are under construction) . In Future also car dependency will not be a major problem as in future Mumbai will be the second largest rapid mass transit system in India just after Delhi National Capital Region.
There is not a country in this world that criticize itself more than India. Every project comes with a million issues that are impossible to find anywhere else in the world with the same population and climate and conjunction. No problem if it is UAE , Malaysia, Singapore , China etc. No one bats an eye.
Great to See that B1M is doing Indian megaprojects
I would love if he does DMIC project, Delhi metro network and other megaprojects shown in the videos of TH-camr Johnnys Desk
why you guys begging for White man's approval we don't care what the F**k he says. Get out of the colonial mindset. This video was full of negativity. Didn't you see the video what gist did you get from the video? The govt spending money which is not needed and this project is just a spectacle anti biodiversity...poor people crammed up in a city...he also questioning BMC why this project is needed. and this guy will show all infrastructure building in China so gladly. But when India makes Infrastructure it so bad and shows clips of poor people congested road and justify racism towards India. The negative portrayal of India.
Your profile picture is scary.
How could you worship that "thing"?
@@rrsharizam Hindu Phobia..
Biased video... look like india alone is destroying the nature...
... B1M is became environmental activist only for india ..
@@tstanmoysamanta They have shown the best parts of mumbai but the best of mumbai is like worst of an average city of similar size elsewhere.
Looks like you are pissed by B1M showing Chinese projects without any negativity where the indians are used to.
B1M has tried their best not to show any negative sides about Mumbai.
2:47 that's beautiful
Creating land where the sea has always been is not “reclaiming”. It’s taking away ocean by filling it with dirt.
This is by far the dumbest comment on this video.
clown, sea is taking away the land by going up in level since thousands of years! Its indeed re-claiming back.
no other option when you're on an island, is there?
How are you supposed to build on water then
India has so much potential and these massive infrastructure projects are what will enable massive growth on par with China.
And so you want more people to live there? Doesn’t make sense to me.
@@Handleyman ??
@@Handleyman stereotype 101 incoming!!!
@@Handleyman I meant economy-wise. A country will lower its population growth with a more affluent society and with a more empowered female population who are allowed pursue a career and have children later without cultural limitations.
In mumbai 11km metro is operational,193km is under-construction and 136km is proposed.
I think people are getting this project wrong. Yes, bigger highways don't solve traffic, but quality highways that serve the basic needs are required, because the existing road network is not very good.
Also, a very massive metro construction is also underway (of about 200 km length), which will make it the 2nd largest metro network in India.
And yes, a large suburban railway network already exists which is getting modernized.
Amazing work , thanks for the credit.
Indiar sure is working hard...
A coast that should be recovered for the enjoyment of the Mumbai population with a lot of parks, green, walkways, and beaches is going to be covered by concrete. Unbelievable!
Indians public enjoyment is only at Hershey park at Pennsylvania usa 🇺🇸, cheaper compares to Disney Florida, but never in India 🇮🇳 , Ganges river is full of dead corpses
Land reclamation in the Netherlands : build a dike, pump most of the water out of the area which needs to be reclaimed, plants will do the rest and a few years later you have land.
Well ironically the plans for the coastal road land reclaimation were done by the Dutch government
@@Sohampn Politics and long-term decision making is a thing here 😉
@@martinreinders6870 yes I know I live in Mumbai myself
the aim was to portray India negatively. The Indian guy in this video clearly had money and a source and you know who are these people loyal to. They would be very happy to see development in China, not in India.India has a lot of loyal Communist Supporters. My guess is this guy sponsored the video. Check out the Mumbai Metro rail system Under Construction.180 KM long. And the old system you looked in this video is fully Electrified.and the footage of people cramped up in this video shown are 10 year old.
@@tstanmoysamanta Communists shut down Aarey car shed and put breaks on metro
These Chinese loyals must be in jail
Very good journalism. Keep up the good work. May Allah bless the subcontinent with peace and prosperity.
Keep your God to yourself
Pimp Allah is the cause of unrest everywhere in the world.
Subcontinent will be in peace when your country start thinking about development instead of bombing
Geez people are being rude, so take care 🤗
This road looks as good as the Chinese one, and it gives me a good impression of Mumbai, love from china .
Thank you !
@@lockheedmartin286 I hope that Mumbai and other cities in India can focus their development on infrastructure construction. I expect India to host the Olympic Games around 2040
@@chaunceytao6957 This western propaganda media shows only bad side of the project but he didn't said highway is of only 18% and remaining will be parks
@@asifmulani3899 it is nice to build park near the sea and river .
Biggest challenge of making any new road/highway in India is maintaining it, especially in Mumbai cause it rains a lot there. People often complain about poor maintenance of the roads
They should take notes from Japanese how they built that impressive underground reservoir which is humongous but liberated Tokyo from flooding issues.. However ,that took Japanese even 10 years or so , considering India's corruption chart and red tapism it might take double time.
@@radhikasingh4011 yeah here people only care about the ram mandir sadly so nothing is gonna change
This shouldn’t have been built in the first place and should’ve spent the billions on better public transit infra
Video on Mumbai metro would be great,
Great video this was 🎉👍
We donated 3 billion to Sri Lanka but we can't donate 1.7 billion to our own financial captial??? Why so long?
The B1M in 2030: "How Mumbai revitalized its waterfront by demolishing a mayor highway"
- Realizing that the highway actually made traffic worse, Mumbai is fixing its major mistake from 2021 and is removing the highway. Instead there will be more public parks, improved public transport and a network of world-class bike infrastructure.
2080 rather, US is demolishing theirs now 60 years after construction...
Mumbai's metro area has 14 metro lines under construction out of which 1 runs parallel to this highway 7 train lines operational and a vast bus rapid transit system unlike many US cities
@@Sohampn its not about the metro nor public transport, which is great that there will be 14 lines and public transport is there, should be. It is about that highway on the waterfront is bad idea, it is proven now after those were constructed across US and the neighborhoods and living conditions worsened a lot, and now many cities demolish those.
@@jestestuman the neighborhoods you are talking about is mostly suburbia see Manhattan it has a coastal highway stretching from north to lower manhattan house prices have increased because of the highway due to the added connectivity people living on 5th floor or higher dont care about the highway they care about the connectivity they get same case with Mumbai except with the connectivity you will still have a sea view apartment
Glad to see india in such a great infra channel🔥
Would be better if it was for a great project instead of this trash.
@@papaquonis what is best Infra for you?
If this is trash?😂
Expressway?...
High speed railway?
Bullet train?
Or Hyperloop (something that Virgin is making)
But they will cause deforestation... Won't they?😂
@@raj_ankur This is so old-fashioned, its not even funny. Building major highways on the waterfront is terrible. It's the type of infrastructure that other cities are actively removing. I'm not saying highways in some form aren't necessary, but building like this inevitably increases congestion on the roads. When there's room for more cars, there will be more cars, it never fails.
Hyperloop and bullet trains are both not relevant when it comes to urban transport.
On the other hand, I see that Mumbai is busy constructing several new Metro and train lines - now that's something to be far more proud of than this project. Certainly much more visionary.
@@papaquonis i dont think they have any other choice... They are already facing heavy traffic jams on roads... At the same time much crowd in local trains ... They are building metro too...
@@raj_ankur Yes, as I said, the Metro and train projects are something to be proud of. More of that, please.
Can you cover the 'Mumbai trans harbour link' bridge? I feel it's transformative as it connects Mumbai to a fast growing region (New airport, IT parks,...) which could decongest Mumbai
A great follow-up video would be the way that all of the new subway and metro/railways lines are being added to complement the highway.
❤️❤️ from India, this project will definately improve Mumbai's transportation along with many public transport projects like Metro, Monorail, Improving Suburban Railways, Electric bus services and lastly Bullet Train 👍
Hey bro u have very large following in India, watching ur video from last 2 year.
Hope u will cover various megaproject ongoing currently in India.
Love and support from India bro 🇮🇳🇮🇳
Love from Mumbai sir 😘🇮🇳🇮🇳
Your username and profile pic 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I hope all major cities in India get a modern and extensive metro system like that of delhi.
Metros are being built at nearly 40 citirs
Love from India , I am watching your channel from 2 year and dosen't expected indian project . Thanks for add our country construction project to world . I hope you will also cover DFC , Delhi Mumbai expressways , rapid rail project and other projects of India in near future. 😀
the aim was to portray India negatively. The Indian guy in this video clearly had money and a source and you know who are these people loyal to. They would be very happy to see development in China, not in India.India has a lot of loyal Communist Supporters. My guess is this guy sponsored the video. Check out the Mumbai Metro rail system Under Construction.180 KM long. And the old system you looked in this video is fully Electrified.and the footage of people cramped up in this video shown are 10 year old.
Wow, strangely enough I haven’t heard of Mumbai in a while, this is very interesting ☺️
A 350 kilometers new metro is coming in mumbai and will be operational from next year and will be expamded to 400 km in phases till 2026
@wow desire for attention
@wow but what he said is true.
Which city is that in your profile ?
@Vishnu PM so copy paste the same comment in multiple reply threads?
To round off the coverage, you should also mention the 337 km plan for Mumbai Metro's network consisting of 10 lines. Some of the lines are well underway and scheduled to open this year and next year!
that was not the aim ..... the aim was to portray India negatively. The Indian guy in this video clearly had money and a source and you know who are these people loyal to. They would be very happy to see development in China, not in India.
@@tstanmoysamanta As your sick group like to say, burnol, burnol!
To the people saying that this road will have a traffic problem -
Mumbai administration knows how to deal with this problem, they have already built the Bandra Worli sea link and it rarely faces traffic jams
Also they are building public transportation as several metro lines are under construction or trial with two functional lines.
We have the largest highway in America and it still doesn't solve the traffic jam instead more and more cars pass on the highway
I have studied cities in Scandinavia to overcome traffic jams, namely increasing car taxes, gas prices and making bicycle roads comfortable.
Not only that, they make very wide sidewalks and very comfortable and clean public transportation.
But the car and gas company lobbyists will continue to use the government to sell their products, this is happening not only in India but in America and Asia.
If you look at downtown Copenhagen, Denmark, cars are very rare. Average riding bicycles, public transportation and walking.
We are a poor nation, okay We seriously need to look at our automobile industry I mean, we are like 4th or 5th overall that's low I mean if there is a demand for cars then there will be a supply and more automobile industry will open their shop with the shop open there will be jobs a lot of them... So yeah and in terms of infrastructure seriously imagine how much concrete and steel will be used for the pillars and to fulfill the orders lots of steel and concrete industry will hire people and these companies pay tax to the government so yeah we need to look at the problems faced by Bangalore and not Boston
What if America was like 100X bigger then Denmark. U rite Bicycles are a good option.
@@mrbananies8675 the issue is not the size. america has become so dependent on car-centric suburban sprawl that nothing else seems plausible. i would recommend checking out Not Just Bikes' TH-cam channel
@@mrbananies8675 so are the cities in America 100 times bigger than Danish cities?
Induced demand shows the more infrastructure you build the more cars will use it. This is a temporary fix but if it stays under two billion dollars it's fairly good value.
This city has 14 metro lines under construction out of which 1 runs parallel to this highway 7 train lines operational and a vast bus rapid transit system unlike many US cities
More money you have you will spend more on Junk food, clothes that you don't need. So, stay poor. That's your argument do you follow that in your life.
A mumbaikar here, always a fan and long time subscriber and watcher of ur channel! Lovely video!!! 💙
As a Mumbaikar myself I’m honestly looking forward to the completion of the currently Under Construction 300+ Kms of Metro Lines as those would be ferrying a far larger chunk of the populace in comparison to the Coastal Road. The Coastal Road is a White Elephant aimed at driving up market rates of Real Estate along the coast of Mumbai and nothing else. It is the Under Construction Metro Lines that would actually be a boon to several Mumbaikars who spend Hrs. each day travelling in sub humane conditions in Mumbai Locals to and from their places of work. B1M should try covering that in one of their next videos perhaps.
Coastal cities: will do reclamation
Meanwhile global warming: will do reclamation too 😂
Perfect!
Biased video... look like india alone is destroying the nature...
... B1M is became environmental activist only for india ..
@@Bbhai24 there's no bias here
Some really great footage of Mumbai in this video. Hope to visit someday.
The work is in going in full swing 😀
Good for Mumbai, great for India 🇮🇳👍
Please do a video on 200+ kms of metro that is underconstruction in Mumbai especially line 3
I have no knowledge of highway engineering, but from the standpoint of aesthetics, this is a terrible idea. It is the incarnation of sheer ugliness.
Convenience takes precedence over aesthetics.
@@roman5782 But it's not going to be very convenient, either. Induced demand will ensure that the highway will become clogged with traffic just like the old roads were. Building massive highways is one of the worst ways to try to fix traffic, and in fact often backfires.
And what makes it even worse is that the highways won't even solve any congestion because of the proven concept of induced demand (like Noah already said)
Perfectly said
"I'll be the final judge of that effort." - Global Warming
Global warming is just a buissness at this point. No one cares to do anything
The traffic jams cause way more of co2 emissions if you have logical brain
Good part of India 🇮🇳 shown... Thanks for that
infrastructure videos by b1m = ❤❤❤❤
I love these high high quality videos on engineering and construction.
Major countries like India need large ambitious infrastructure projects. The 19th century was the British century, the 20th century was the American century, and the 21st century appears to be the Chinese century, India briefly passed the united Kingdom as the world's fifth largest economy before the effects of the coronavirus took hold. If India develops at the pace outlined in the this video, could we be looking at a Pax India century? ;-)
That’s the Aim sir.
I hope African countries will develop and lift out of poverty level soon after us.
Yes sir. India will be the third largest economy by the end of this decade. We need green infrastructure projects for sustainable development .👍🏻
21st century has the possibility of being Indian as much as it could be Chinese. India's pace of infra development is 65km/day, fastest in the world.
There's a possibility India regains it's position of the 17th century, as the most powerful economy in the world, despite the social and economic hurdles.
@한국은 미국의 식민지입니다 The gap will surely narrow down to a level where the difference won't be significant in about 3-4 decades
Reading all the comments, I think you should follow up the video with information about the 300+ kms of modern subway system construction going on in Mumbai.
The entire city is about to change!
This is the literal worst solution ever. Mumbai wasted money on a monorail and now is just increasing capacity? This is going to make things worse! Just build an elevated light rail or subway to alleviate congestion. It's working in Hyderabad with the metro. No reason it wouldn't in Mumbai.
This is sad to see. Cities around the world are ripping out their waterfront roads because they are a net negative. Mumbai needs to remove car infrastructure, not invest in it.
Mumbai's metro area has 14 metro lines under construction out of which 1 runs parallel to this highway 7 train lines operational and a vast bus rapid transit system unlike many US cities
@@Sohampn It's clearly not enough. For example Shanghal metro has ~4 billion riders a year, Mumbai has 126 million. Shanghai is larger but not by that much
And don't forget that Shanghai has much more other kinds of public transport too.
@@VFPn96kQT Mumbai metro has only one 11km metro line operational so that number will be double than that of Shanghai when the remaining 350km+ metro network is operational
That will help boost ridership into the bullions plus like Shanghai there will be other public transport methods.
I been to Mumbai it reminds me of London plus by the looks of the highways there are bus lanes
can you pls make a video of mumbai metro because when it will be completed it will be indias 2nd largest metro and will les crowd the local trains
5:58 Nariman Point, Marine Drive, Mumbai
I just spent a few hours watching all your videos!! Love love love
You guys can make a video on Mumbai's eastern waterfront redevelopment project, if it actually progresss to some extent.
Full of slump
No work in Worli area
as many cities now days are making all sorts of efforts to reclaim their coastlines
here we have a perfect example of what not to do
the interesting part is how in the rich part of town they went underground as to not disturb the value of the neighborhood
i have no idea why im watching this channel but im hooked :)
This is a fabulous video.
great to see you here
Wish B1M looks at other projects such as Kolkata underwater metro and Delhi Metro NDIM and GIFT City
Kolkata under water metro ?
Really bro !
Aisa 2kodi ka project ko B1M dikhayega tumko lagta hai ?
@@angryguy2189 it is still a logistical and mechanical achievement
Show me how many underground tube corridors are there in the world!
Only a few
So yes these projects mentioned above are really world class
Watch Discovery and National Geographic
You will know
Ironically, as we demolish all of our coastal highways in the U.S., They build theirs up. lol
It's an absolute tragedy, taking all their prime real estate on the seafront and the putting multi lane highways in front of it. They should be spending the money on a better subway system, not for more bloody cars.
An unprotected coastal highway exposed to sea level rises and tropical cyclones is just what a developing country with notoriously poor infrastructure maintenance and frequent collapses needs
@Umang Singh mumbai will regret this when they get better transit system and roads
@@darshilmashru8479 typical andh bhakt comment. No sense no logic. Metro work is already going on. And still they are better than feku.. 107 rs petrol, lowest level of gdp and economy. Hightest rate of unemployement. Highest rate of inflation. Only nitin gadkari dept is working in this govt. Rest of all are sleeping.
@@Captain__Obvious What about that sea wall they are building to protect the city from rising sea levels... Its included with the construction of this highway and city promenade...