Actors Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff flagged off the 5 km L&T Sea Bridge Marathon from Atal Setu Bridge in Mumbai on Sunday, February 18. The 42-kilometre marathon waws kick off early at 5 a.m. on Sunday, followed by the half marathon at 6 a.m. and a 10-kilometre run at 6:30 a.m. on Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), the 5-kilometre run was started at 6:45 a.m.
Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, the 21.8 km-long country's longest sea link, between Nhava Sheva in Navi Mumbai and Sewri in Mumbai, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 12 and opened for the public on the very next day. The much-hyped sea bridge has also become a popular spot for people to take selfies by stopping their vehicles on the bridge, prompting police to take action.
Actors Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff Flagged Off L&T Sea Bridge Marathon
The 21.8-kilometre bridge, of which 16.5 km is on the sea, and the remaining 5.5 viaducts on the road on either side provide end-to-end connectivity between Sewri, South Mumbai, and Chirle Navi Mumbai. It has three interchanges at Sewri of South Mumbai, Ulwe and Chirle-- both in Navi Mumbai.