The first flyover on the Goregaon–Mulund Link Road (GMLR) was described by Mumbai’s civic administration as the opening deliverable in a multi-phase east–west corridor, with commissioning slated for May 2026. The announcement was framed as the completion of Phase 1 of a 12.2-km program that has been planned to combine bridges, an elevated rotary, and twin tunnels so that a continuous link between Goregaon and Mulund can be created.
It was outlined that the flyover would originate near the Dindoshi court and would terminate at the boundary of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). From this point, a direct connection to the proposed twin tunnels was said to be facilitated so that motorists could transfer from the elevated structure into the underground section without intermediate junctions. The tunnels were described as extending for roughly 6 km beneath SGNP before an emergence at Mulund, thereby creating the crucial east-bound continuation of the corridor.
According to the civic briefing, construction progress was characterized by the erection of 27 out of 31 piers for the flyover, with the remaining four piers reported to be underway. A staged completion was indicated: the westbound arm was targeted for January 2026, the eastbound arm for April 2026, and ancillary activities were to be taken up immediately after, so that a May 2026 opening could be achieved. The structure was specified as a 1.2-km, six-lane bridge featuring a raised rotary intersection and pedestrian walkways with deck slabs on both sides, so that both vehicle throughput and foot movement could be accommodated.
It was conveyed that the Tunnel Boring Machine was in the assembly phase on site and that the initiation of tunnel boring was expected early next year. With that sequencing, a 2028 deadline was assigned to the completion of the twin tunnels, while full-scale operations for the entire corridor were projected from 2029 onward. In the interim, immediate benefits were expected through direct access between Dindoshi and SGNP once the flyover was opened, after which a seamless bridge-to-tunnel interface was to be enabled when the underground segment became operational.
Budgetary and network details were also included. An estimated outlay of approximately ₹14,000 crore was cited for the overall scheme. The alignment was described as running east from the Western Express Highway to Mulund. In terms of mobility outcomes, current peak-hour journeys of 75–90 minutes between the two suburban ends were forecast to be reduced to about 25 minutes after the corridor was commissioned. In this way, an improvement in east–west connectivity across Mumbai’s suburban belt was projected, with phased relief to be delivered first through the flyover in 2026 and subsequently through the tunnels by 2028, before full operations were realized from 2029.
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