Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Mumbai Sion Bridge Reconstruction Accelerated for September 2026 Completion
The Sion Bridge in Mumbai is being rebuilt.
Officials want the work finished by September 30, 2026, earlier than originally planned.
Central Railway is building the main bridge over the railway tracks.
The BMC is repairing the roads that lead to the bridge.
Two very heavy steel girders have been put into place.
Workers are now adding deck slabs to the bridge.
Two underground walkways have opened to help pedestrians cross more safely.
The finished project is expected to improve travel between Sion and Dharavi.
The BMC has directed agencies to complete the Sion Bridge reconstruction by September 30, 2026.
The new target is nearly five months earlier than the original February 2027 tender deadline.
Central Railway is rebuilding the bridge, while the BMC is renewing and strengthening approach roads.
Both 500-tonne steel girders have been launched, and deck slab work is underway.
Underground pedestrian walkways on Lal Bahadur Shastri Road and Sant Rohidas Road opened in February and July 2026.
- Who
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Central Railway, and agencies working on the project; Additional Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar inspected the work.
- What
- The Sion Bridge is being reconstructed, with approach roads renewed and strengthened.
- When
- The accelerated completion target is September 30, 2026; the original tender deadline was February 2027.
- Where
- Near Sion railway station, along the Sion-Dharavi corridor in Mumbai, including Lal Bahadur Shastri Road and Sant Rohidas Road.
- Why
- The project is intended to improve connectivity and provide safer pedestrian movement.
- Accelerated deadline
- September 30, 2026
- Original tender deadline
- February 2027
- Project framework
- Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP-2)
- Bridge authority
- Central Railway is handling the main bridge within railway limits.
- Approach-road authority
- The BMC Bridge Department is handling work within civic limits.
- Steel girders
- Both girders weigh 500 tonnes each; the second was launched on August 9, 2026.
- Pedestrian facilities
- Walkways opened on Lal Bahadur Shastri Road on February 20 and Sant Rohidas Road on July 14, 2026.
- Remaining eastern approach work
- The BMC said it can finish its portion in about 45 days after receiving possession of the site.