Developing the diagnostic test, a research-intensive project, ate up two costly years.

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"A capital-intensive infrastructure project aimed at cars when the focus should be on more sustainable modes of transportation, is not doing a favor to Mumbai, " said Bina Balakrishnan, a transportation and engineering consultant.

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The government's inability to head in the same direction for more than a couple of years at a time is crippling the capital-intensive business, where a single project can cost hundreds of millions to billions and take years to complete.

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Early, intensive coordination among agencies is expected to save up to 6 months on project schedules.

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