Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is expanding its ground transportation facilities with electric bus services, a free inter-airport shuttle and additional taxi options as it prepares for the upcoming winter flight schedule. The expansion aims to improve access to the airport from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and other regional destinations. The
Amid persistent overcrowding, delays and connectivity challenges on Mumbai’s suburban railway network, Maharashtra BJP president and MLA Ravindra Chavan has urged Central Railway to consider introducing additional local train services from Dombivli, Diva and Nilje. Chavan met Central Railway Divisional Railway Manager Hiresh Meena at the railway headquarters at Chhatrapati
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set December 2027 as the deadline for completing a new flyover connecting Yari Road with Lokhandwala Back Road in Andheri West. The 206-metre structure is expected to improve traffic movement and reduce travel time for motorists navigating this busy part of Mumbai. The project
The new flyover connecting the eastern and western sides of Vidyavihar railway station is nearing completion, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) targeting October 10 for its opening to traffic. Most construction activities have been finished, while the installation of noise barriers is in its final phase. The 650-metre, two-lane
Mumbai Metro Line 3, popularly known as the Aqua Line, has recorded more than 7.2 crore passenger journeys in its first year of full-route operations, highlighting growing commuter use of the city’s underground transport corridor. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (MMRC) reported a total of 7,20,88,738 journeys between Aarey
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set March 31, 2027, as the deadline for completing the Ghatkopar sewage treatment plant, which will have a treatment capacity of 337 million litres per day (MLD). Civic officials have been instructed to accelerate construction and maintain sufficient manpower to meet the target. Additional
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has removed 72 obstructions from pedestrian pathways in Ghatkopar and Sewri as part of its ongoing ‘Pedestrian First’ campaign, which aims to improve walkability by reclaiming footpaths occupied by unauthorised structures and other encroachments. In Ghatkopar West, the civic body demolished 28 structures along the
Mumbai Metro Line 7A, the 3.4-km corridor planned to connect Andheri East with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, is facing delays because of a height-clearance dispute involving the overhead electrification (OHE) system. The issue concerns an elevated stretch near Airport Colony station in Vile Parle East. According to the Mumbai
Construction of a proposed five-storey building in the Mantralaya complex has missed its deadline, prompting the Maharashtra Public Works Department (PWD) to impose financial penalties on the contractor. The agency has fixed a daily penalty of Rs 20 lakh and has already deducted Rs 1.20 crore from the contractor’s bills.
The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has extended the deadline for voluntary evacuation of shops, commercial premises and hutments at Mumbai’s Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Nagar redevelopment site to October 20, 2026. The extension follows requests from affected occupants who met MHADA Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
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