The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has revealed a detailed plan to build a network of ring roads around Mumbai over the next five years. The goal is to ease traffic congestion and cut down travel times across the city. MMRDA has approved a proposal of INR 58,000 crore to construct nearly 90 km of roads, bridges, and tunnels.
The plan will increase connectivity to suburban areas, the Gujarat border in the north, Konkan in the south, and Western Maharashtra. For this, seven inner and outer ring roads will form the core of the project. These roads are currently in different stages of planning and tendering.
The seven ring roads under the plan are:
Ring Road | Route | Roads and Status | Total Length (km) | Cost (INR Crore) |
1 | Nariman Point - Coastal Road - Worli - Sewri Connector - Eastern Freeway - Orange Gate Tunnel - Nariman Point | 1. Mumbai Coastal Road: 6.7 km, open 2. Sewri-Worli Connector: 4.5 km, under construction (completion by Dec 2025) 3. Eastern Freeway: open 4. Orange Gate Tunnel: 9.5 km, tender awarded (completion by 2029) | 25.7 | 17,265 |
2 | Nariman Point - Bandra Worli Sea Link - WEH - Santacruz Chembur Link Road - EEH - Eastern Freeway - Orange Gate Tunnel - Nariman Point | 1. Bandra-Worli Sea Link: 5.6 km, open 2. WEH: 3.5 km, open 3. SCLR: 6.4 km, open | 26.5 | 15,400 |
3 | Nariman Point - Bandra Worli Sea Link - WEH - JVLR - Kanjurmarg - Eastern Freeway Extension - Orange Gate Tunnel - Nariman Point | 1. Bandra-Versova Link: under construction (completion by 2027) 3. JVLR: 12 km, open 4. Eastern Freeway Extension: 12.96 km, tender awarded (completion by 2028) | 33 | 2,790 |
4 | Nariman Point - Bandra Worli Sea Link - Versova Bandra Sea Link - Dahisar Link Road - GMLR - Eastern Freeway Extension - Orange Gate Tunnel - Nariman Point | 1. Bandra-Worli Sea Link: 5.6 km, open 2. Versova-Bandra Sea Link: under construction (completion by 2026) 3. Versova-Dahisar Bhayander Link Road: 18.5 km, tender awarded 4. GMLR: 12.2 km, foundation stone laid (completion by 2028) | 39 | 33,790 |
5 | Nariman Point - Bandra Worli Sea Link - Versova Dahisar Link Road - Bhayander - Fountain Hotel Connector - Ghodbunder Tunnel - Thane Coastal Road - Eastern Freeway Extension - Orange Gate Tunnel - Nariman Point | 1. Versova-Dahisar-Bhayander Link Road: 18.5 km, tender awarded (completion by 2028) 2. Ghodbunder Tunnel: Under consideration 3. Thane Coastal Road (Phase 1): 13.45 km, tender awarded (completion by 2029) | 49 | 21,854 |
6 | Nariman Point - Versova Dahisar Bhayander Link Road - Alibaug Virar Corridor - Thane Coastal Road - Eastern Express Highway - Eastern Freeway - Orange Gate Tunnel - Nariman Point | 1. Alibaug-Virar Corridor: 100 km, land acquisition stage (completion by 2030) | 58 | 60,000 |
7 | Nariman Point - Versova-Dahisar-Bhayandar Link Road - Uttan Link Road - Vadodara Mumbai Expressway - Alibaug Virar Corridor - Atal Setu - Orange Gate Tunnel - Nariman Point | 1. Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway: 379 km (under construction, completion by 2025) 2. Atal Setu: 21.8 km, open 3. Uttan Link Road: tendering stage (completion by 2030) | 79 | 60,000 |
When complete, these roads will create a full ring around Mumbai. This will reduce congestion on other road and train networks. Many of these highways will include tolls. The project is in line with the goal of bringing travel times across the city down to under an hour. The ring roads will provide alternative routes for freight and passenger traffic.
The total investment required for the construction might reach INR 3 lakh crore. As per reports, funding support is also coming from international organisations like the Japan International Cooperation Agency. MMRDA will work with several agencies like the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), and Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).
The construction of around 90 km of new highways is already underway, much of it financed by external sources. The plan focuses on improving east-west connectivity, which has often been neglected in favour of the north-south routes.
Mumbai’s traffic issues are expected to rise in the coming years with major developments like Wadhwan Port and Navi Mumbai International Airport. These new highways are designed to handle the expected increase in traffic.
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