Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Maharashtra Approves ₹1,722 Crore Bandra Fort Connector To Ease Congestion
A new road is planned near Bandra Fort in Mumbai.
It will be 3.55 kilometres long and have four lanes.
The road is expected to help cars leaving the Versova-Bandra Sea Link.
Many nearby roads are narrow and traffic can make short trips take 20 to 30 minutes.
The new connector will provide another route toward Pali Hill, Bandra Fort and Taj Lands End.
The project will cost about ₹1,722 crore.
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation will build it.
The state approved the project after a proposal was submitted in 2024.
Maharashtra approved a 3.55-kilometre, four-lane Bandra Fort Connector costing ₹1,722.40 crore.
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation will execute the project as part of the ongoing sea link works.
The connector will link the Swatantryaveer Savarkar Sea Link near Bandra Fort with roads toward Pali Hill and Taj Lands End.
The project is intended to reduce congestion on the roughly 2.6-kilometre route from the sea link toll plaza to Pali Hill.
The proposal was submitted on August 19, 2024, and formally approved through a government resolution dated July 28, 2026.
- Who
- The Maharashtra government approved the project, and the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation will execute it; Ashish Shelar sought its inclusion.
- What
- A 3.55-kilometre, four-lane Bandra Fort Connector was approved at an estimated cost of ₹1,722.40 crore.
- When
- The proposal was submitted on August 19, 2024; formal approval was issued through a government resolution dated July 28, 2026.
- Where
- The connector will be built near Bandra Fort, opposite Hotel Taj Lands End, in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Why
- It is intended to ease congestion and provide an alternative route from the sea link toward Bandra West, Pali Hill and the Bandra Fort–Taj Lands End area.
- Project length
- 3.55 kilometres, including ramps and loops
- Road design
- Four lanes, arranged as 2+2
- Approved cost
- ₹1,722.40 crore
- Civil construction cost
- ₹1,183.79 crore
- Implementing agency
- Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation
- Current travel problem
- The approximately 2.6-kilometre route from the sea link toll plaza to Pali Hill can take 20 to 30 minutes in heavy traffic
- Project location
- Adjacent to Bandra Fort, opposite Hotel Taj Lands End