Mumbai, Jun 11 (Reporter) The second phase of the Mumbai Coastal Road (MCR) was thrown open for motorists from Tuesday, a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde inaugurated it with a drive in a 94-year-old vintage Rolls Royce beauty here. Scores of vehicles were seen entering the south-north arm of the MCR at Marine Lines and the motorists were pleasantly surprised to complete the commute till Haji Ali junction in barely eight minutes flat – a far cry from the agonizing nearly one hour it took till yesterday (Monday). Many motorists raved about the MCR – officially a mouthful, as ‘Dharmveer Swarajrakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Mumbai Coastal Road’ – as their vehicles sped through the new thoroughfare including a tunnel running under the Malabar Hill and emerging at the new interchange at Haji Ali junction, along the Arabian Sea shore. The remaining part of the project running up to Bandra-Worli Sea Link is expected to be completed in a month or so and the entire phase will be fully ready by October, affording Mumbaikars a huge relief by saving time, fuel, pollution and other benefits. Earlier on March 11, the Chief Minister had inaugurated the first phase, roughly 10.5-km-long, the north-south arm from Worli to Marine Lines, along with the twin tunnels, which proved to be immensely popular with motorists...////...