All Mumbai roads to be concretised by May 2027: Civic chief Ashwini Bhide

In order to make the roads of Mumbai free from potholes, the BMC in 2022 had mooted the proposal of concreting 700 km of roads in two phases.

2 min readMumbaiUpdated: Apr 7, 2026 09:42 PM IST

Mumbai's Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide. (Source: File)

In a review meeting of the ongoing road concretising works, Mumbai’s Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide said that the first phase of road concretising which comprises around 300 km of the roads will be completed by December 2026, while the second phase of roads that comprises a stretch of 391 km will be finished by May 2027.

This was Bhide’s first review of the ongoing road works after she took over as the civic chief of Mumbai.

In order to make the roads of Mumbai free from potholes, the BMC in 2022 had mooted the proposal of concreting 700 km of roads in two phases. The idea was the brainchild of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who was then chief minister.

“There will be no extension of deadline that will be given to the contractors as the work needs to be completed by the given timeline. The quality of the roads needs to be maintained and information for real time updates should be uploaded in the civic body’s dashboard,” Bhide had said the meeting.

According to the BMC’s dashboard, 72 per cent of the total number of roads have been completed, while 14.6 per cent are currently under progress and 13.1 per cent are roads where the work is yet to be started.

Alongside Bhide, the meeting was also attended by Mayor Ritu Tawde and BJP MLA and chief of the party in Mumbai, Ameet Satam.
Following the meeting, Satam said that owing to the owing concreting work, the BMC has recorded a steep decline in expenditure incurred to mitigate potholes in Mumbai’s roads.

“The spending stood at Rs 202 crore in 2023–24, which dropped to Rs 156 crore in 2024–25, a 23% reduction. In 2025–26, the expenditure further declined to Rs 89 crore, marking a 43% decrease from the previous year. For the current year, the pothole repair tender is expected to be around Rs 44 crore, reflecting a further 50% reduction,” said Satam.

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