{
  "id": 19105798,
  "title": "Chembur to Colaba, faster: Sion flyover to get two new arms to ease traffic bottleneck",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/chembur-to-colaba-faster-sion-flyover-to-get-two-new-arms-to-ease",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T06:37:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/chembur-colaba-sion-flyover-two-new-arms-express-highway-10956080/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to widen the Sion flyover on the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) with two new vehicular extensions to alleviate traffic congestion. The existing 1.09-km flyover, built by the Maharashtra State Roads Development Corporation (MSRDC) in 2003 for Rs 31 crore, connects EEH with Sion Circle via BA Road. It has three lanes, but only one accommodates southbound traffic from Ghatkopar and Chembur towards Dadar. This imbalance in traffic distribution led BMC Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijit Bangar to predict that the new additions will significantly reduce commute times, when operational by December 2028. The upcoming 1.12 km long and 8.5 metre wide arms will run parallel to the present flyover without altering its alignment, merging directly with EEH from Sion circle. The project's budget is Rs 125.37 crore. The flyover needed repairs since 2017 when an IIT Bombay audit revealed badly damaged bearings and expansion joints. Heavy vehicles were banned in 2019 after part of the bridge's concrete collapsed.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "BMC plans to widen Sion flyover with two new vehicular arms.",
    "Existing flyover built in 2003 for Rs 31 crore.",
    "New additions expected to reduce commute times by December 2028."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding the Sion flyover addresses a critical structural imbalance in southbound traffic flow to resolve long-standing bottlenecks between the Eastern Express Highway and Sion Circle.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}