BMC Accelerates Goregaon–Mulund Tunnel Project, Shaft Launching To Begin Soon
November 01, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced significant progress in the ambitious Goregaon–Mulund Link Road (GMLR) Project, which aims to connect Mumbai’s eastern and western suburbs through twin underground tunnels. Excavation of the launching shaft at Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari in Goregaon is advancing rapidly, marking a crucial milestone in the project’s development. […]
BMC Proposes Rs 805-Crore Byculla–JJ Flyover To Link Eastern Freeway And MTHL
October 27, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has unveiled plans for a new cable-stayed flyover worth Rs 805 crore that will link Byculla’s historic Y-Bridge to the JJ Flyover, providing a major traffic relief for south Mumbai commuters. The 850-metre-long structure aims to streamline vehicular movement between the eastern suburbs and the island city, […]
BMC Extends Tender Deadline For Nahur West Bird Park Amid Transparency Concerns
October 21, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has extended the bid submission deadline to October 31 for the development of the exotic bird park at Nahur West, citing a low response from bidders. This marks the third extension since the original tender was issued on August 29 with a submission deadline of September 19. […]
BMC’s Rs 2,395 Crore Versova–Madh Bridge Gets Green Nod, To Cut Travel Time To Under 10 Minutes
October 17, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s ambitious Rs 2,395 crore Versova–Madh sea bridge project has received in-principle approval from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), marking a major milestone in Mumbai’s western connectivity plan. The announcement was made by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Mumbai (North) MP Piyush […]
BMC To Sell 426 Flats For Lower-Income Groups To Boost Revenue
October 16, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to hold a housing lottery to sell 426 flats in Mumbai, marking the first time the civic body has undertaken such a move. The sale aims to generate additional revenue ahead of the upcoming civic elections, expected early next year, with BMC projecting earnings of […]
Mahalaxmi Bridge Redevelopment Shows How To Build Without Paralysing City Traffic
October 15, 2025: Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi bridge is being redeveloped into a modern cable-stayed structure quietly alongside the old bridge, demonstrating how infrastructure projects can progress without causing major traffic chaos. Unlike earlier bridge reconstructions at Elphinstone, Sion, Lower Parel, and Gokhale, which disrupted traffic for years, the Mahalaxmi project allows the existing bridge to remain […]
BMC Restarts Rs 177 Billion Road Concretisation Project To Transform Mumbai’s Roads
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 […]
Encroachments Delay Ghatkopar Overbridge; BMC Orders Structural Audit And Heavy Vehicle Ban
October 10, 2025: The construction of the new cable-stayed rail overbridge at Ghatkopar and the widening of the Andheri–Ghatkopar Link Road (AGLR) have been delayed due to encroachment issues, with around 250 affected structures identified along both sides of the road. In response, Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani has ordered a structural audit of the existing […]
BMC Chief Bhushan Gagrani Reviews GMLR And Coastal Road (North) Projects, Directs Faster Execution
October 07, 2025: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani conducted an on-site inspection of key infrastructure projects in Mumbai on Saturday, including the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) and the Coastal Road (North) corridor. He visited the twin tunnel site at Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari under Phase 3(B) of the GMLR project and the […]
BMC Commissioner Orders Acceleration Of Goregaon–Mulund Link Road And Coastal Road (North) Projects
October 4, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has moved to expedite two of Mumbai’s most ambitious infrastructure projects—the Goregaon–Mulund Link Road and the Mumbai Coastal Road (North)—following directives from Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani. The announcement came after Gagrani conducted a detailed on-site review of both projects on Friday. During the inspection, Gagrani stressed the […]