The Maharashtra government has approved a new road infrastructure project worth Rs 1,722.40 crore aimed at improving connectivity across Mumbai and reducing travel time between the city’s western suburbs and south Mumbai.
The state cabinet’s sub-committee on infrastructure has cleared the proposal to construct a 3.55-km connector linking the Bandra Fort end of the Versova-Bandra Sea Link (VBSL) with the Savarkar Sea Bridge. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) will execute the project.
According to an official release, the project received approval from the committee of secretaries headed by the chief secretary on June 17, following which the infrastructure sub-committee led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave its final approval on June 25.
The total project cost has been estimated at Rs 1,722.40 crore, including Rs 1,183.79 crore earmarked for construction, along with expenditure towards Goods and Services Tax (GST), land acquisition, rehabilitation and other associated costs.
Once completed, the connector is expected to accommodate nearly 3,500 passenger cars every hour. It is projected to reduce travel time between Worli and Fort from as much as 45 minutes during peak traffic to around 5-10 minutes. Similarly, commuters travelling from Fort to Versova are expected to see journey times come down from nearly one hour to approximately 15-20 minutes.
The project will require the rehabilitation of around 40 hutments, with Rs 50 crore allocated for compensation. An additional Rs 20 crore has been set aside for compensation to fishermen, while another Rs 20 crore has been earmarked for environmental mitigation measures.
Meanwhile, the ongoing Versova-Bandra Sea Link project, whose revised cost stands at Rs 18,120.96 crore, is scheduled for completion by May 2028. As of May 2026, around 31% of the work had been completed against the planned target of 35.84%.
Source: Rediff
