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Mahalaxmi Cable-Stayed Flyover Opening Delayed to December 2026
Mumbai is building a very special new bridge called a cable-stayed flyover.
It is the first bridge of its kind for Mumbai's civic body.
The bridge is being built near Mahalaxmi Railway Station.
It goes over the railway tracks and will connect two places called Saat Rasta and Mahalaxmi Ground.
A very tall steel column, called a pylon, is being built to hold up the bridge.
The pylon is about 78.5 metres high.
Part of the bridge is already finished, but another part is still waiting to be built.
The bridge was first supposed to be ready at the end of October.
But because workers had to move some underground pipes and wires, it will take about two extra months.
Now the bridge is expected to be ready by December 31, 2026.
Mumbai's first cable-stayed flyover is being built near Mahalaxmi Railway Station along Keshavrao Khadye Marg.
The flyover's opening has been pushed from October 31 to December 31, 2026, due to utility-shifting work.
A 78.5-metre-high pylon is being erected to support the cable-stayed bridge.
The 95-metre western span is completed, while the 165-metre eastern span awaits a traffic block from the Railways.
The 803-metre bridge will connect Saat Rasta with Mahalaxmi Ground and is the civic body's first cable-based bridge over railway tracks.
- Who
- The Mumbai civic body's Bridge Department is constructing the flyover, with the Railways involved for work within railway premises.
- What
- Construction of Mumbai's first cable-stayed flyover over railway tracks, with its opening delayed to December 31, 2026.
- Where
- Near Mahalaxmi Railway Station, along Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Mumbai.
- When
- Announced on August 13, 2026; the revised completion target is December 31, 2026.
- Why
- Utility-shifting work caused a delay of around two months, pushing the opening to December 31, 2026.
Key facts
- Location
- Near Mahalaxmi Railway Station, along Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Mumbai
- Bridge length
- 803 metres; 17.2 metres wide (23.01 metres within railway limits)
- Pylon height
- 78.5 metres
- Western span
- 95 metres (completed)
- Eastern span
- 165 metres (pending, within railway premises)
- Original opening date
- October 31, 2026
- Revised opening date
- December 31, 2026
- Connectivity
- Connects Saat Rasta with Mahalaxmi Ground
Quotes
An official from the Bridge Department
Bridge Department official overseeing the flyover project
“"Although the construction work is progressing largely as scheduled, utility‑shifting work has caused a delay of around two months,"”
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