Mumbai Flyover Repairs: BMC Hikes Project Cost By 52 Per Cent To ₹48.03 Crore, Extends Deadline To March 2027
Mumbai, October 12, 2026: The BMC has revised repair plans for the Swaminarayan Flyover on the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) and three flyovers on the Santacruz–Chembur Link Road (SCLR), hiking project costs by Rs 16.26 crore to Rs 48.03 crore from the original Rs 31.76 crore—an increase of 52%. The works, involving structural strengthening and bearing repairs and replacements, will also take six…
Mumbai's city planners have increased the cost of repairing the Swaminarayan Flyover on the Eastern Express Highway and three other flyovers on the Santacruz–Chembur Link Road by 52%, raising the total project cost to ₹48.03 crore from the initial estimate of ₹31.76 crore. The expansion in expenses comes after a fresh structural assessment by IIT Bombay revealed worsening deterioration in the three flyovers on the Santacruz–Chembur Link Road.
The revised budget, which includes taxes, requires approval from the Standing Committee. The project, which involves structural strengthening and bearing repairs and replacements, will now take six months longer, extending the completion deadline to March 2027 from the originally planned September 2026. The SCLR, a crucial arterial corridor connecting the Western Express Highway in Santacruz with the Eastern Express Highway in Chembur, cost ₹454 crore to develop under a World Bank-funded Mumbai Urban Transport Project.
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