The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has assured that the reconstruction of the Sion flyover is back on track.
The civic body has directed the BMC Bridge Department and Railway authorities to maintain coordination to ensure full project completion by July 15, 2026.
The instructions were issued by BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide during an inspection of major infrastructure projects across the city on Thursday, April 16. Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijit Bangar accompanied her during the visit.
During her visit to the Sion flyover worksite, Bhide inspected the ongoing work, which had been hindered by the delayed installation of steel beams over the railway tracks.
Officials informed that girder launching has been delayed by 15 days due to some railway constraints. The installation, earlier planned by April 30, 2026, is now expected by 15 May 2026.
Despite the setback, Bhide directed agencies to accelerate remaining work and ensure both girders are installed by May 31, 2026.
Taking stock of ongoing works across the city, including the Sion bridge, BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide directed officers to stop all road-digging work after April 30 to complete ongoing road projects before the monsoon.
To avoid further delays, Bhide instructed officials to nudge other ancillary works to compensate for the delay in installing the beams.
Last year, the civic body said the crucial east-west overbridge at Sion would be opened to vehicular traffic by June 2026. Pegged at INR 60 crore, the bridge aims to improve connectivity between the Eastern Express Highway and Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg.
The new bridge will replace the century-old Sion Bridge, built in 1912 and deemed structurally precarious in 2019. The new bridge will be 61 metres long, compared to its previous structure, which was 40 metres long. It will have four vehicular lanes for smoother traffic flow, instead of the two in the previous structure.
The civic body has also ordered that no new road excavation works be taken up after 30 April, with all ongoing works to be completed and roads opened to traffic by May 31, 2026.
During the inspection in Sion East, the Commissioner reviewed work on Road Number 27 and footpath development on Road Number 25(C), stressing the need for quality control.
Bhide also conducted site visits across Dharavi’s Sewage Treatment Plant, road concretisation work, and Chunabhatti Railway Station.