Changing City: How Mrinaltai Gore flyover extension is set to change Mumbai’s commute
Mrinaltai Gore Flyover Extension, set to be operational on May 31, will be an east-west link connecting Goregaon Mulund Link Road with the upcoming Coastal Road.
3 min readMumbaiUpdated: May 29, 2026 02:46 PM IST
The 750-metre flyover will provide a direct link between Ram Mandir and Goregaon areas in the western suburbs and will have four vehicular lanes,(Express: Amit Chakravarty)
Commuters travelling through Oshiwara and Goregaon in Mumbai are soon to get respite from traffic congestion as the much-awaited Mrinaltai Gore Flyover Extension is set to become operational on May 31. The flyover will be an east-west link that will connect the upcoming Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR) with the upcoming Coastal Road (Versova Bhayander).
Features of the project
The 750-metre flyover will provide a direct link between Ram Mandir and Goregaon areas in the western suburbs and will have four vehicular lanes, which will avoid vehicular congestion.
How will the bridge ease commuting?
The bridge will allow motorists to zip directly through the Oshiwara and Goregaon areas instead of taking the SV Road or Link Road. It will also provide a direct link to the Western Express Highway (WEH) from the western and eastern sides of Andheri and Jogeshwari, which is further set to bring down commute time to less than 5 minutes, which otherwise used to take 30-45 minutes during peak hours.
Going forward, the bridge will provide a direct east-west link joining GMLR with Coastal Road, which, in a way, will establish a seamless connectivity linking Mumbai’s western suburbs with Thane and Navi Mumbai in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).
Timeline of events leading up to opening of bridge:
Conceptualisation: 2016
Tenders floated: 2018
Construction began: 2019
Final completion date: May 31, 2026
Reasons for delay in project completion
“The work orders were issued in 2018, and the work could only begin by 2019. The flyover would pass above four key traffic junctions. Therefore, the construction work could only be carried out at night due to daytime traffic congestion. This left us with a limited timeline,” BMC said in a statement to The Indian Express.
BMC stated that during the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a shortage of manpower, and hence, the project got stuck. “Also, the flyover passes close to crematoriums and burial grounds. Therefore, the local representatives maintained that the previous project alignment would hinder access to these locations. For which we had to change the design and create an additional underpass to provide accessibility, leading to cost escalation,” read BMC’s statement.
Cost of the project: Rs 247.97 crore
Administration speaks:
“In the future, this bridge will be linked with the upcoming Coastal Road and Goregaon Mulund Link Road, thus forming a circular network of parallel road networks. Therefore, this bridge is going to change the way Mumbai commutes,” Abhijit Bangar, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) said.
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