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Mumbai Road Concreting To Resume In October After Monsoon
Mumbai stopped major road concreting during the rainy season.
This was done so rain would not damage the concrete or affect its quality.
The city plans to restart the work in October.
Contractors have been asked to begin within the first five days of the month.
The weather department usually expects the monsoon to leave Mumbai around October 8.
Work is still pending on 590 roads, covering about 138 kilometres.
Some roads have not been started, while others are only partly finished.
The entire project is estimated to cost ₹17,000 crore.
Different phases of the project have deadlines in 2026 and 2027.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has asked contractors to restart road concreting within the first five days of October.
The India Meteorological Department lists October 8 as the normal date for the monsoon’s withdrawal from Mumbai.
Concreting remains pending on 590 roads covering about 138 km under the project’s first two phases.
Work has not begun on 274 roads, while 316 roads have partially completed concreting.
The ₹17,000-crore project is scheduled for completion by December 2026 for Phase 1 and May 2027 for Phase 2.
- Who
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, contractors, the India Meteorological Department and the Mumbai Traffic Police are involved.
- What
- Road concreting work in Mumbai is scheduled to resume after the southwest monsoon withdraws.
- Where
- Across Mumbai, including roads in the civic wards covered by the project.
- When
- Contractors have been asked to restart work within the first five days of October; October 8 is the normal monsoon withdrawal date for Mumbai.
- Why
- The BMC paused major concreting during the monsoon to avoid rainfall-related complications and ensure the work meets required standards.
Key facts
- Project cost
- Estimated at ₹17,000 crore
- Pending roads
- 590 roads covering approximately 138 km
- Not started
- 274 roads spanning around 75 km
- Partially complete
- 316 roads covering around 63 km
- Highest pending share
- E Ward, with around 69% of concreting work remaining
- Phase 1 deadline
- December 2026
- Phase 2 deadline
- May 2027
Sources
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