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{{Infobox road
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|name= Jeejabai Bhosle Marg Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR) Mankhurd-Ghatkopar Link Road (MGLR)
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|established= 2007
|direction_a= West
|terminus_a= [[Ghatkopar]]
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|direction_b= East
|terminus_b= [[Mankhurd]]
|states= [[Maharashtra]]
|cities= [[Mumbai]]
|maint = [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]]
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'''Jeejabai Bhosle Marg''', the official name of the '''Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR)''' or the '''Mankhurd-Ghatkopar Link Road (MGLR)''', is a road in eastern [[Mumbai]] connecting the suburbs of [[Mankhurd]] and [[Ghatkopar]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?657593 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711082141/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?657593 |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 July 2012 |magazine=[[Outlook India]] |access-date=4 December 2010 |title=Somaiya-Patil Lock Horns in Mumbai NE }}</ref> It connects to the [[Mumbai Pune Expressway]] via the [[Sion Panvel Highway]]. The road is 4 km long and 200 feet wide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/201209072012090702484969232a59f7/BMC-to-start-first-BRTS-project-on-GhatkoparMankhurd-Link-Road.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129182227/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/201209072012090702484969232a59f7/BMC-to-start-first-BRTS-project-on-GhatkoparMankhurd-Link-Road.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 January 2013 |title=BMC to start first BRTS project on Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road, News – City |work=Mumbai Mirror |date=7 September 2012 }}</ref> Construction on its main carriageway started in 2005 and it was opened in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|last=Parab|first=Bhagwan|title=BRTS project set to take off|url=http://archive.asianage.com/mumbai/brts-project-set-take-089|access-date=7 April 2014|newspaper=The Asian Age|location=Mumbai}}</ref>

==BRTS==
On 7 September 2012, BEST announced that it would implement a [[bus rapid transit|bus rapid transit system]] (BRTS) with dedicated lanes on the GMLR.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/City-to-get-first-dedicated-lane-for-BEST-buses/Article1-925799.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907025319/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/City-to-get-first-dedicated-lane-for-BEST-buses/Article1-925799.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 September 2012 |title=City to get first dedicated lane for BEST buses |work=Hindustan Times |date=7 September 2012}}</ref> Under the project, the GMLR will be widened to 60m and concretised. The project will cost {{INRConvert|2070.3|m}}. Existing service roads on each side of the artery will be converted into additional drive lanes, expanding the road to four lanes in each direction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-07/mumbai/33675832_1_brts-route-brts-project-brts-lanes |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103160809/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-07/mumbai/33675832_1_brts-route-brts-project-brts-lanes |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Ghatkopar link road to get special lanes for BRTS |date=7 September 2012}}</ref> The [[slip lane]] will be reserved for BEST buses.

Underneath [[reinforced concrete]] road, the BMC will construct lines for electricity, gas, water and telephone. A reinforced concrete wall will be constructed at culverts and bridges after encroachments are removed, so that the embankment of the road and the new reinforced concrete box cell of utility services are protected.<ref>{{cite news|author=Express news service |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/bmc-clears-mumbais-first-brts/999057/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122150854/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/bmc-clears-mumbais-first-brts/999057/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 January 2013 |title=BMC clears Mumbai's first BRTS |newspaper=Express India |date=7 September 2012 }}</ref>
There will also be 2 pedestrian bridges at Bainganwadi Junction and Shivaji Nagar Junction.

Following the opening of the [[Eastern Freeway (Mumbai)|Eastern Freeway]] in 2013, traffic from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road is shared with the former, and merges with the GMLR near RBK School. GMLR also helps ease traffic on the [[Sion Panvel Highway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_in-2-yrs-dedicated-bus-lane-in-suburbs_1737723 |title=In 2 yrs, dedicated bus lane in suburbs – Mumbai – DNA |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=7 September 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Ghatkopar]]
*[[Mankhurd]]

==References==
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{{Mumbai topics}}

[[Category:Roads in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Streets in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 2007]]
[[Category:2007 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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