India’s financial capital is ready for some of its biggest infrastructure improvements as 2025 approaches. These projects, which have taken years to develop and are almost finished, will redefine the city’s connectivity, transit, and general infrastructure, making Mumbai a more effective and international city.
The top five projects that will have the biggest effects on Mumbai when finished in 2025 are those that the Mumbai administration has proposed and is still working on. The projects include Navi Mumbai International Airport, Aqua Line phases 2 and 3, Delhi-Mumai Expressway, the Mumbai-Pune Missing Link project, and the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) extension project.
Navi Mumbai International Airport
Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will be replaced by the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), which is currently being built in Ulwe Kopar-Panvel. The airport would include three interconnected lotus-shaped terminals. The first phase will accommodate 10 million passengers yearly; if completed, it will be able to accommodate 90 million. It will be built using a public-private partnership model and feature two 3,700-meter runways. The airport is scheduled to be connected to Mumbai via the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) and is expected to be operational by April 2025. The airport will bear the name of DB Patil, the late leader.
Phases 2 and 3 of the Aqua Line Metro
There are three stages to the development of the subterranean Mumbai Metro Line 3, also called Aqua Line. The Bandra-Kurla Complex to Aarey JVLR first phase is finished and operational. The date of its inauguration was October 5, 2024. Worli and the Bandra-Kurla Complex are connected by the second phase, while Worli and Colaba are connected by the third. It is anticipated that the second and third phases will open in May 2025.
Mumbai-Delhi Expressway
The Delhi-Mumai Expressway, one of the most awaited, is crucial for the entire nation, not just Delhi and Mumbai. The project will connect the financial and national capitals. Major sections of the road, like the Delhi-Kota segment, would be accessible to the public starting in 2025, even though the full expressway is expected to be finished in 2026. Mumbai and Delhi will be connected to Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh by the Expressway.
Project Mumbai-Pune Missing Link
A 13-kilometre segment of the Mumbai-Pune Motorway is the subject of the Mumbai-Pune Missing Link project. It is anticipated that the segment will reduce the distance by 5.7 km between Khopoli and Sinhgad Institute. It is predicted to reduce travel time by 20 to 30 minutes. In addition, the project will increase safety by utilising firefighting techniques and technologies such as an Intelligent Traffic Monitoring System. Additionally, it will eliminate traffic in Khandala during the rainy season. The 840-meter viaduct will be the tallest cable-stayed bridge in India and the biggest twin tunnel in the world. According to an agreement, Navayuga Engineering has been given the project, which should be finished by June 2025.
Extension of SCLR
Mumbai’s elevated Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) extension is 5.4 kilometres long. The corridor is expected to improve connectivity between the city’s eastern and western suburbs. It will offer a signal-free route connecting the Eastern and Western Express Highways. The corridor will also pass through key junctions like Vakola and BKC. Although set for completion in 2019, it is now estimated to complete by January 2025. The total cost of the project is calculated at around Rs 650 crore.
Source: News Nine
