Goregaon-Mulund Link Road Project: First TBM ‘Tulsi’ Excavates 9 Metres For Twin Tunnels Under SGNP
Mumbai, August 26, 2026: The first tunnel boring machine (TBM) for Phase 3(B) of the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) successfully excavated nine metres for the twin tunnels beneath the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), marking a key milestone for the project, the BMC announced on Wednesday. The project involves constructing twin three-lane tunnels over a 5.30-kilometre stretch between…
On August 26, 2026, the first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) named 'Tulsi' successfully excavated nine meters for the twin tunnels of Phase 3(B) of the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) beneath the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). This marks a significant milestone for the Rs 14,000-crore project. The GMLR is set to provide a direct east-west link between Goregaon and Mulund, connecting the western suburbs to the Eastern Express Highway via a 12.2-km corridor.
Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijit Bangar inspected the site, reviewing the tunnelling methodology and assessing safety measures. The second TBM's components assembly is 70% complete, with a deadline to finalize by September 30, 2026. Following this, the Site Acceptance Test (SAT) will commence on October 1 to ensure the machinery operates efficiently and safely.
The four-phase project spans 12.2 km, with the first phase involving road widening, a second phase with flyover construction, a third phase including a Nahur road-over-bridge, and a final phase with an elevated flyover and clover-leaf interchanges.
Written by urgent.news from Free Press Journal's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
