October 10, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has resumed its ambitious Rs 177.33 billion road concretisation drive across Mumbai following a four-month monsoon break. The civic body had earlier dug up around 525 km of city roads — nearly 25% of Mumbai’s 2,050 km road network — before halting work due to rains.
Officials confirmed that work will restart next week, once manpower and machinery are fully mobilised after the festive season. Each year, civic and infrastructure works in Mumbai pause from June to September due to monsoon conditions and resume once the official withdrawal of rains is declared.
Beginning this October, the BMC will concretise 1,350 roads spanning 365.44 km, divided into two main categories. The first includes 574 roads covering 156.74 km that were partially completed before the monsoon. “Our target was to finish these roads by 31 May, but the early onset of the monsoon delayed progress. Temporary asphalt layers were applied to maintain traffic flow, and these will now be replaced with concrete,” a senior civic official stated.
The second category includes 776 new roads with a combined length of 208.7 km, where work will begin from scratch. These are expected to be completed by early 2027, with significant progress targeted before the 2026 monsoon.
The 700 km concretisation plan has been split into two phases — Phase I covering 700 roads (324 km) and Phase II covering 1,421 roads (377 km). So far, 49% of the project is complete, with 64% progress in Phase I and 37% in Phase II.
Announced in 2022 by then Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the project aims to create a durable, pothole-free road network, significantly improving traffic movement and commuter safety across Mumbai.
Source: Construction World
