Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Mumbai’s Vidyavihar Connector Set To Open After Eight-Year Delay
Mumbai is building a flyover called the Vidyavihar Connector.
It will connect roads on the east and west sides of Vidyavihar.
The bridge is being built over railway tracks.
Construction has taken nearly eight years and has faced several delays.
Workers are now completing stairs, footpaths, painting and road surfaces.
The flyover is expected to open to cars and other vehicles by the end of the month.
It should make a trip between Vidyavihar East and West much shorter.
It will also give pedestrians direct access to Vidyavihar railway station.
The 612-metre, four-lane Vidyavihar Connector is nearing completion after nearly eight years of delays.
Staircase, footpath, painting, pavement and other finishing works are underway.
The flyover is expected to open to vehicular traffic by the end of the month.
Approach roads are being widened to prevent congestion after the connector opens.
The project cost has risen to Rs. 178.93 crore after repeated deadline extensions.
- Who
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Central Railway and contractor AB Infrabuild Limited are involved in the project.
- What
- The delayed Vidyavihar Connector flyover is nearing completion and is expected to open to vehicular traffic.
- When
- By the end of the month, according to the report.
- Where
- Between Ramkrishna Chemburkar Marg in Vidyavihar East and Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg in the west, over Central Railway tracks in Mumbai.
- Why
- To reduce congestion and shorten travel between Vidyavihar East and West.
- Length
- 612 metres
- Design
- Four-lane flyover with a 100-metre railway span
- Expected opening
- By the end of the month
- Current work
- Staircase, footpath, painting, Mastic Asphalt and Dense Bituminous Macadam works
- Project cost
- Rs. 178.93 crore
- Construction history
- Proposed in 1991, revived in 2016 and construction began in 2018
- Expected travel time
- Vidyavihar East-West travel is projected to fall from 40–45 minutes to 10–15 minutes