Mumbai Road Concretisation To Resume From October 1; BMC Targets Completion Of All Roads By May 2027
Mumbai: By May 2027 all Mumbai roads will be concretised are expected the be concretised. However, till then Mumbaikars will once again need to brace for dug up and barricade roads as the BMC will resume its road concretisation works from October 1. Partially Completed Roads To Be Taken Up First On immediate basis, works on partially completed road will commence and new roads will be undertaken…
Mumbai's roads are set to be fully concretised by May 2027, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). However, residents can expect further roadworks to be resuming from October 1. The project, which has cost Rs 17,700 crore, aims to concretise all 2,179 roads spanning 715 km across the city.
The concretisation work is divided into two phases - Phase 1, which is expected to be completed by December 2026, and Phase 2, which will conclude in May 2027. As of now, 81% of the work has been completed, with 10% still in progress and 9% yet to begin. Currently, 1,589 roads are fully concretised, 316 are partially concretised, and 274 are yet to start.
Following the monsoon break in June, the BMC suspended road concretisation work. Roadworks will recommence from October 1, after which any partially concretised roads will be made motorable with a layer of macadam. The BMC will first tackle partially concretised roads and then apply for permission from the Traffic Police to commence work on new roads.
The BMC has indicated that some roads will be excluded from the concretisation process due to encroachments or other ongoing projects, such as drain installations or private agency works. The main objective of this massive project is to eliminate potholes from Mumbai's roads, making them smoother and safer for commuters.
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