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Mumbai’s Sion overbridge to be closed for 2 years from tomorrow: everything to know about traffic diversions
The 112-year-old structure has been deemed unsafe by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and was initially scheduled for demolition in January but has faced delays for various reasons.
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The 112-year-old structure has been deemed unsafe by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. (Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)From August 1, the Mumbai traffic police will close the Sion overbridge as the Central Railway is planning to demolish the bridge that connects the Sion East and West areas. It will remain closed for the next two years.
The 112-year-old structure has been deemed unsafe by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. It was initially scheduled for demolition in January but faced delays due to objections raised by former MP Rahul Shewale over traffic concerns and interruptions for road users. Later it was delayed to avoid inconveniencing school board exam candidates. In June, height gauges were installed to restrict heavy vehicles.
As the bridge closes, the Mumbai traffic police will implement traffic diversions. Vehicles travelling from Dr BA Road to the westbound Sion overbridge will be redirected towards LBS Road or Sant Rohidas Road. Similarly, traffic from Kurla Division heading eastbound on LBS Road or Sant Rohidas Road will be diverted away from the Sion overbridge. These changes will be in effect from 12 am on August 1 to July 31, 2026.
Traffic diversion due to the closure of the westbound Sion overbridge are as follows:
Vehicular traffic from Dr BA Road southbound, Sion Junction shall take a right turn from Sion Circle-Sion Hospital Junction and proceed through Sulochana Shetty Road-Kumbharwada Junction towards their destinations.
a) Towards Kurla and Dharavi: take a right turn from Kumbharwada Junction through KK Krishnan Menon Marg (90 ft) to Ashok Mill Naka and take a right turn and go through Sant Rohidas Marg to Pailwan Naresh Mane Chauk and take a left turn to their desired destinations.
b) Western Expressway and towards Bandra: From Kumbharwada Junction to Kemkar Chauk through KK Krishnan Menon Marg (90 ft) take a right turn on Kemkar Chauk to go to the T junction through Sion-Mahim Link Road. Take a left turn from the T-Junction towards Kalanagar Junction to their desired destinations.
c) Towards Mahim
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i) Take a left turn on Kumbharwada Junction to Matunga Labour Camp—TH Kataria Marg
ii) Kumbharwada Junction-KK Krishnan Menon Marg (90 ft)-Kemkar Chauk, take a left turn on SL Raheja Marg.
ii) northbound vehicular traffic from Dr BA Road, take a left turn from Sion Hospital Junction and proceed through Sulochana Shetty Road- Kumbharwada Junction.
d) Towards Kurla and Dharavi: take a right turn from Kumbharwada Junction and proceed through KK Krishnan Menon Marg (90 ft) to Ashok Mill Naka and take a right turn and proceed through Sant Rohidas Marg to Pailwan Naresh Mane Chauk and take the left turn.
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e) Towards Kurla: heavy vehicular traffic coming from both sides will be diverted from Sion Hospital Junction to Sulochana Shetty Marg towards Kumbharwada Junction and Sant Kabir Marg (60 fit) and will take a right turn at Kemkar Junction and proceed to Mahim Link Road–T-Junction—Sion Bandra Link Road and will take a left turn at Kacharpatti Junction.
f) Western Expressway and towards Bandra: on Kumbharwada Junction proceed through Sant Kabir Marg (60 ft) to Kemkar Chauk and take a right turn, proceed through Sion Mahim Link Road and take a left turn from T-Junction towards Kalanagar Junction.
Eastbound traffic diversion due to the closure of the Sion overbridge
Light vehicles from Kurla through LBS Road and Sant Rohidas Road through the Sion overbridge Eastbound take a right turn at Pehalwan Naresh Mane Chowk and proceed through Sant Rohidas Road-Ashok Mill Naka, take a left turn on KK Krishnan Menan Marg (90 ft)-Kumbharwada Junction and a take left turn on Sulochana Shetty Road-Sion Hospital Bridge (Kumbharwada Bridge).
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Heavy vehicles from Kurla through LBS Road and Sant Rohidas Road through the Sion overbridge Eastbound should take a right turn just before Pehalwan Naresh Mane Chowk, Dharavi Kacharpatti Junction signal and proceed through Dharavi Depot Road-Sion Bandra Link Road-T Junction-Mahim Sion Link Road and a left turn at Kemkar Chowk-Sant Kabir Marg (60 ft)-Sulochana Shetty Road-Dharavi Railway Bridge Road towards their desire destinations.
Vehicles from Western Expressway and Kalanagar Junction proceed through Sion Bandra Link Road and take a right turn from Dharavi T-Junction and take a left turn on Kemkar Chauk and proceed through Sant Kabir Marg (60 ft) Kumbharwada Junction and proceed through Sion Hospital Bridge (Kumbharwada Bridge).
To prevent traffic congestion, the following roads have been declared as no-parking roads:
Sant Kabir Marg (60 ft) Road-Sion Hospital Bridge (Kumbharwada Bridge) to Kemkar Chowk (both directions)
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Sion Mahim Link Road-T Junction to Mahim Phatak (both directions)
Matunga Labour Camp-TH Kataria Road-Kumbharwada Junction to Shobha Hotel (both bound)
Sulochana Shetty Road-Sion Hospital Junction to Sion Hospital Gate No. 7 (both directions)
Bhau Daji Road-Sion Hospital Gate No. 7 to Railway Bridge (both directions)
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Sant Rohidas Road-Pehalwan Naresh Mane Chowk to Y Junction Pehalwan Naresh Mane (both directions)
Sion Bandra Link Road Y Junction to T Junction (both directions)
Dharavi Depot Road-Y junction to Kacharpatti Junction LBS Road (both directions)
KK Krishnan Menon Marg (90 ft.)-Kumbharwada Junction to Ashok Mill Naka (both directions)
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