Mumbai Road Makeover Gets ₹8,614 Crore Boost As BMC Plans Phase III Concretisation Of 1,437 Roads

Mumbai's road transformation initiative is set to receive a significant financial boost, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announcing an Rs 8,614-crore mega tender for Phase III of its concretisation drive. The expansive phase will encompass 1,437 roads across the city and its eastern and western suburbs, extending the concretisation efforts over 452 km.

The project aims to cover 1,261 roads across 313 km, with the entire carriageway to be concretised from kerb to kerb. Furthermore, 176 roads, totaling 139 km, will have their remaining side strips concretised. This additional work seeks to address gaps left unaddressed in earlier concretisation projects, ensuring a uniform and complete roadwork experience.

The tendering process for Phase III is expected to conclude by December 2026, with construction commencing in January 2027. While the project was initially announced in July 2022 as part of the Rs 17,000-crore road concretisation initiative, initiated by then Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, work on the first two phases covering 717 km is still ongoing.

The city's road network, spanning approximately 2,000 km, has seen about 1,333 km already concretised, including major arterial roads like Aarey Road, Andheri-Kurla Link Road, and Narayan Dabholkar Marg. The concretisation initiative has contributed to a reduction in pothole recurrence, with the BMC maintaining regular surveillance of completed roads and conducting periodic inspections to detect and rectify defects.