{
  "id": 3559042,
  "title": "Goregaon-Mulund Link Road Project: First TBM ‘Tulsi’ Excavates 9 Metres For Twin Tunnels Under SGNP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/goregaon-mulund-link-road-project-first-tbm-tulsi-excavates-9-metres",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:10:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/goregaon-mulund-link-road-project-first-tbm-tulsi-excavates-9-metres-for-twin-tunnels-under-sgnp"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
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}