The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has approved a major infrastructure project aimed at reducing traffic congestion in Mumbai’s western suburbs: a six-lane cable-stayed bridge over Goregaon Creek.
The proposed bridge is expected to improve connectivity between key suburban areas while easing pressure on some of the city’s busiest road networks.
The project has been estimated at around Rs 418.53 crore and will feature a six-lane bridge designed to support smoother vehicular movement across the corridor.
According to officials, the bridge will be 542 metres long, including a 238-metre cable-stayed section to be built using advanced engineering technology. The structure will have an overall width of 28.55 metres, allowing seamless traffic flow across multiple lanes.
Utility Corridors Included In Project Design
Apart from the main transport infrastructure, the bridge design also includes dedicated utility corridors on both sides of the structure, as reported by NDTV. The 1.5-metre-wide corridors are intended to accommodate essential civic infrastructure such as utility cables and pipelines. Officials said this would help maintenance work to be carried out without disrupting traffic movement on the bridge.
The inclusion of utility passages is also expected to improve long-term urban planning and infrastructure management in the surrounding areas.
Completion Target Set For October 2028
The BMC has reportedly fixed a 36-month construction deadline for the project, excluding monsoon periods. If construction progresses as scheduled, the bridge is expected to become operational by October 2028.
Civic authorities said efforts would be made to complete the project within the stipulated timeline in order to provide quicker relief to commuters facing heavy congestion in the western suburbs.
Major Relief Expected For Western Suburbs
Once completed, the bridge is expected to significantly improve traffic movement in heavily congested areas including Andheri, Oshiwara, Lokhandwala and Goregaon.
Officials believe the project can be instrumental in shortening travel times and reducing bottlenecks for thousands of commuters who use these routes daily. The infrastructure upgrade is also expected to strengthen suburban connectivity and improve access across important residential and commercial pockets of western Mumbai.
Project Faced Delays Over Environmental Clearances
The bridge project had earlier been delayed for nearly three years due to pending environmental approvals linked to its proximity to protected mangrove zones.
Clearance from the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority was required before construction could proceed.
As part of the environmental conditions attached to the approval, the BMC has been directed to plant 444 mangroves to compensate for the felling of 31 trees required for the project.
The Bombay High Court granted final approval for the project in May 2025, observing the importance of the bridge for public connectivity and clearing the path for construction work to begin.
