Mumbai’s Cable-Stayed Goregaon-Andheri Bridge To Solve SV-Link Road Traffic Woes? All Details Here

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to soon begin construction work for a Rs 418-crore cable-stayed bridge connecting Goregaon and Andheri’s Oshiwara across Goregaon Creek, to ease traffic

congestion on SV Road and Link Road. The project, which will provide a new north-south corridor parallel to the existing route, is targeted for completion by October 2028, according to The Indian Express. It will eventually connect to the proposed Mumbai Coastal Road (North).

Goregaon-Andheri bridge: The route

The 542-metre-long bridge will span Goregaon Creek along a 36.6-metre-wide DP Road, and connect the Link Road with two congested areas — Bhagat Singh Nagar in Goregaon and Oshiwara in Andheri.
The cable-stayed span will cover 238 metres.
The bridge will be 28.55 metres wide, featuring six lanes— three carriageways on each side. Apart from the main carriageways, the bridge is proposed to comprise a 0.45 metre median as well as a 1.5 m-wide utility corridor along each carriageway, reported IE.
It will serve as a vital connector for commuters between Andheri, Oshiwara, Lokhandwala, and Goregaon, and provide an additional access route to Bhagat Singh Nagar.

Goregaon-Andheri bridge got approval in 2022: Why the delay?

According to BMC records, the 500-metre cable-stayed bridge over the Oshiwara Creek was approved at the end of 2022.
The bridge project encountered a lengthy approval process. Its path through sensitive environmental areas, including Coastal Regulation Zones (CRZ) and No Development Zones (NDZ) containing mangroves, marshland, and a creek, necessitated numerous clearances.
Permissions were awaited from the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA), the forest department, and the high court.
The MCZMA granted its approval in May 2023, but with specific conditions. The BMC was required to comply with the CRZ Notification, 2019, and construct the bridge on stilts to lessen its environmental impact on the mangroves.
The authority also warned that the bridge’s construction should not interfere with local fishermen’s activities, disrupt the creek’s water flow, or lead to the dumping of solid waste in the creek.
In 2024, the BMC sought the High Court’s permission adhering to a 2018 High Court order that necessitated judicial permission for building in mangrove and buffer zones. The BMC said that 31 mangroves would need to be cut down, proposing to plant 444 new ones as compensation.
In May 2025, the court granted its approval, deeming the bridge a matter of public interest.
The BMC said that is equipped with a plan for the slums.