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Four New Road Overbridges to Ease Traffic in Mumbai
Mumbai is a very big city in India where lots of people travel by cars, buses, and trains.
At some places, roads cross over railway tracks, and the old bridges there were built a very long time ago, during British rule.
Some of these bridges are over a hundred years old, and they are too small and old for all the traffic.
So the city is building four new bridges to help vehicles cross the railway tracks more easily.
One of the new bridges will have two levels, stacked on top of each other, the first time Mumbai has done this.
The lower level will carry local traffic, and the top level will connect to a new road.
The new bridges will have more lanes, so many more cars can cross at the same time.
The work will finish over the next two years, with the bridges opening in 2026 and 2027.
When the bridges are done, traffic in Mumbai should flow much more smoothly.
Four new road overbridges are being built between Dadar and Ghatkopar in Mumbai by the BMC and MRIDC at an investment of Rs 1,179 crore.
The 112-year-old Elphinstone Bridge has been demolished and replaced with Mumbai's first double-decker road overbridge, expected to be completed by November 2026.
Dadar's century-old Tilak Bridge is being replaced by a 600-metre, six-lane cable-stayed bridge, with the first arm about 70 per cent complete and expected to open by April 2027.
Byculla's century-old Y Bridge is being replaced by a 916-metre dual-carriageway cable-stayed bridge, expected to open by December 2026.
A new six-lane cable-stayed bridge across LBS Marg in Ghatkopar, costing Rs 350 crore, is targeted for completion in 2027.
- Who
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MRIDC)
- What
- Construction of four new road overbridges, including Mumbai's first double-decker road overbridge, to ease traffic congestion and improve east-west connectivity
- Where
- Mumbai, from Dadar to Ghatkopar, including Elphinstone Road, Dadar railway station, Byculla, and LBS Marg
- When
- Completed in phases over the next two years, with individual bridges opening between November 2026 and 2027
- Why
- To ease bottlenecks at busy railway crossings and replace ageing British-era bridges that can no longer handle Mumbai's growing traffic volumes
Key facts
- Total Investment
- Rs 1,179 crore
- Number of Bridges
- 4
- Implementing Agencies
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MRIDC)
- Elphinstone Bridge
- Mumbai's first double-decker road overbridge; 4 lanes per deck; completion by November 2026
- Tilak Bridge (Dadar)
- 600-metre cable-stayed, six-lane bridge; opening by April 2027
- Y Bridge (Byculla)
- 916-metre cable-stayed, dual-carriageway bridge; opening by December 2026
- Ghatkopar Bridge
- Rs 350 crore, six-lane cable-stayed bridge; completion in 2027






