When Will Mumbai’s 35-Year-Old Vidyavihar Flyover Project Finally Be Completed?

In Mumbai, one thing you’ll always see is heavy traffic, which leaves people stuck in jams for hours. To address this, the authorities are continuously working on infrastructure projects to reduce travel time and ease congestion. Now, the government has announced the completion dates for two long-pending projects, the Vidyavihar Railway Over Bridge (ROB) and the Mankhurd-Maharashtra Nagar Flyover. Read on to know more! 

Mumbai’s Vidyavihar Flyover Gets A Completion Date

After inspecting the sites of the Mumbai’s Vidyavihar Railway Over Bridge (ROB) and the Mankhurd-Maharashtra Nagar Flyover, the authorities announced the revised deadlines. As per News18, the inspection was carried out by Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijit Bangar and a civic team. The Vidyavihar Railway Over Bridge is now expected to open by August 31, 2026. Thankfully, a deadline is finally in place as the project has been under planning for more than three decades.

The project was first included in the BMC’s Development Plan in 1991. This means the 35-year-old project is finally nearing completion. Tenders for the project were floated in 2016, but several challenges caused delays over the years.

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How Much Work Has Been Completed?

Till now, 80% of the bridge work has been completed. News18 reported that the 650-metre-long bridge is being built at a cost of ₹178 crore. It will connect Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) Marg on the eastern side with Ramkrishna Chemburkar Marg on the western side. The project affected 213 trees. Authorities cut down 77 trees, relocated 85, and preserved 51 at their original locations.

Also, the authorities expect to complete the Mankhurd-Maharashtra Nagar Flyover by August 2027. This flyover will ease travel on the Sion-Panvel Highway. The ₹1,958-crore project will feature two flyover stretches measuring 1.47 km and 1.93 km in length.

How excited are you for these two new routes in Mumbai? Tell us in the comments below!

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