The Public Works Development is scheduled to built a 11 kilometer tunnel that will link Borivali and Thane. The benefit of this tunnel that it will cut down the inconvenient travel timing between Borivali and Thane by an hour, on an average. The project will be undertaken by MSRDC.

The distance between Thane and Borivali is 23 kilometer and it take almost an hour to travel between the two places. Though Ghodbunder Road is witnessing an upward trajectory as far as development is concerned, people who travel to Borivali and suburbs find it a huge inconvenience to travel to Borivali; the commuting time takes more than 45 minutes. Public transport is quite costly with bus far between Borivali and Ghodbunder Road coming to Rs. 71. Having a private vehicle can also cause increase your fuel budget.

By virtue of the tunnel that will be built, the travel time will cut between Ghodbunder Road and Borivali. One will be able to commute between the two places in a matter of just ten minutes. The route between Borivali and Ghodunder Road is covered with hills, giving a scenic view to commuters. The proposed tunnel will diverge from Ghodbunder Road to Tikujiniwadi and cover 11km beneath the ground through Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Yeoor Hills. It will then link to the Western Express Highway (WEH) at Borivali. According to MSRDC, the project will be in the form of 2 tunnels with 3 lanes on each carriageway; which means 6 lanes in total.

The time for the construction of the 800 kilometer tunnel road, that will connect Ghodbunder Road and Borivali will take a maximum of four years, after the DPR is finalized. The estimate cost of the budget is Rs.30,000 crore.

Meanwhile, the financial model for the project will be decided after DPR and feasibility report is submitted. The time for the construction of the tunnel, according to MSRDC officials, is likely to take around three to four years after the DPR is finalized