Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Mumbai Coastal Road North Targets December 2028 Completion
The Mumbai Coastal Road North is a large road project connecting Versova and Bhayandar.
It is about 60 kilometres long and is expected to cost Rs 22,000 crore.
The road could reduce the journey from up to two hours to about 15–20 minutes.
It will connect with other major coastal roads and sea links in Mumbai.
The project will have tunnels, bridges, elevated roads and several interchanges.
Workers have started preparing a tunnel construction site near Charkop Creek.
The BMC wants the project completed by December 2028, with March 2029 as the latest stated deadline.
Authorities received approval to use some mangrove forest land for construction.
They also plan to plant 1.37 lakh mangroves on other land as compensation.
The approximately 60-kilometre Versova-Bhayandar link is estimated to cost Rs 22,000 crore.
The project aims to cut travel time between Versova and Bhayandar from 90–120 minutes to 15–20 minutes.
Construction is divided into seven packages and includes tunnels, bridges, elevated roads and 10 interchanges.
The BMC is targeting completion by December 2028, with March 2029 as the outer deadline.
The project received final approval to divert 103.6554 hectares of mangrove land, alongside plans to plant 1.37 lakh compensatory mangroves.
- Who
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, its officials, consultants and contractors are undertaking the project.
- What
- Construction of the approximately 60-kilometre Mumbai Coastal Road North, also called the Versova-Bhayandar Link Road.
- When
- The BMC is targeting December 2028 completion, with March 2029 as the outer deadline; tunnel excavation is scheduled to begin after December 2026 for one tunnel and after June 2027 for the second.
- Where
- The project runs between Versova and Bhayandar, including works near Mindspace Malad, Charkop Creek, Dahisar and Palghar.
- Why
- It is intended to reduce travel time, connect Mumbai’s coastal road network and help ease traffic congestion in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
- Project cost
- Rs 22,000 crore
- Project length
- Approximately 60 kilometres
- Travel-time target
- 15–20 minutes between Versova and Bhayandar, compared with 90–120 minutes currently
- Completion target
- December 2028
- Outer deadline
- March 2029
- Environmental clearance
- Final Stage II approval for diversion of 103.6554 hectares of mangrove land
- Compensatory planting
- 1.37 lakh mangroves across 255 hectares; planting has begun on 31 hectares in Bhayandar