BMC Moves Ahead With Rehabilitation For Gargai Dam To Enhance Mumbai’s Water Supply
August 23, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is preparing to rehabilitate six villages affected by the Gargai Dam project, with 400 hectares of land identified near Devli village in Wada for resettlement. As part of the next phase, the civic body has begun the process of land demarcation and will appoint a consultant to […]
Mumbai’s New Belasis Bridge Set To Open By Year-End, Ahead Of Deadline
August 13, 2025: The new Belasis Bridge in Mumbai is on track to open to the public by 31 December 2025, four months ahead of its original April 2026 deadline. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) confirmed that the reconstruction, undertaken jointly with Western Railway, is now in its final stages. Once inaugurated, the bridge is […]
BMC To Undertake Repairs On Parel TT Flyover Post-Monsoon
August 12, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to commence repairs and rehabilitation work on the Parel TT flyover after the monsoon season, expected in October. The flyover, a vital link between Mumbai’s island city and the eastern suburbs, requires urgent structural maintenance. According to BMC officials, the surface of the carriageway has […]
Historic Belasis Bridge Near Mumbai Central To Be Rebuilt By Year-End 2025
August 12, 2025: Significant progress has been made in the reconstruction of the Belasis flyover, a key connector between Tardeo-Nagpada and Mumbai Central railway station. The 130-year-old British-era Belasis bridge is currently being demolished and rebuilt. While Western Railway undertakes work within the railway’s jurisdiction, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is managing the construction of […]
Tilak Bridge In Dadar To Be Replaced By Six-Lane Cable-Stayed Structure By 2026
June 19, 2025: The construction of a twin cable-stayed bridge at Dadar in Mumbai—set to replace the century-old Tilak Bridge—is progressing swiftly, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), as reported by The Indian Express. Originally built in 1925 during the British era, the Tilak Bridge was declared structurally unsound following an audit conducted in […]
Work On Goregaon–Andheri Creek Bridge To Start Next Month, Promising Major Relief For Western Suburbs
July 15, 2025: Construction of a long‑discussed bridge linking Goregaon West and Andheri West is set to begin in August, marking a breakthrough for one of Mumbai’s most traffic‑choked corridors. The 512‑metre, six‑lane structure will cross the Goregaon Creek from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar to Millat Nagar (Masjid Us Salam Chowk), providing a crucial alternative to the gridlocked New Link Road. Backed […]
BMC Starts Rs 26.43 Cr Project To Demolish And Rebuild 7 Unsafe Bridges In Malad-Kandivali
July 12,2025: Acting on recommendations from a structural audit, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has commenced the demolition and reconstruction of seven structurally unsound bridges in the P North (Malad) and R South (Kandivali) wards. The project, which includes three vehicular bridges and four foot overbridges (FOBs), is valued at Rs 26.43 crore and is […]
Coastal Road Phase 2 Construction Underway As BMC Starts Trenching
July 10, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has officially begun on-ground work for Package B of the Coastal Road (North) Phase II, marking the first visible step towards connecting Versova to Bhayandar. According to Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijit Bangar, trenching has commenced along the segment of the route that lies outside the Coastal […]
Mahim Causeway Redevelopment: BMC’s 10-Lane Bridge To Ease Traffic, Boost Climate Resilience
July 5, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has initiated work on the ambitious redevelopment of the historic Mahim Causeway bridge, aiming to transform it into a 10-lane double-arch structure. Once completed, the new bridge will significantly reduce travel time between South Mumbai and the western suburbs, easing congestion on major arterial roads and improving […]
City Approves Use Of SGNP Territory For BMC’s Twin Tunnel Initiative
June 3, 2025: Mumbai’s Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project has reached a crucial milestone with the formal transfer of 19.43 hectares of land from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Approved by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), this clearance marks a major step forward […]