Changing City: How a 4.2-km elevated flyover is set to decongest Mumbai’s localities of Ghatkopar, Kurla | Mumbai News

March 27, 2026 Headlinesnews

2 min readMumbaiMar 27, 2026 02:13 PM IST

To decongest Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) Marg, one of Mumbai’s most congested junctions in the eastern suburbs, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned a 4.25 km flyover linking Kurla with Ghatkopar.

How will this project decongest eastern suburbs?

Currently, the existing route between Kurla and Ghatkopar, which runs along the LBS Marg route, is plagued by several traffic choke points, including key junctions that link the Andheri Ghatkopar Link Road (AGLR), Ghatkopar railway station, and Sant Narsi Mehta Road. Once ready, this project will enable commuters to bypass the existing traffic at these junctions, including AGLR, by offering an alternative elevated route along LBS Marg. The flyover is estimated to bring down travel time for commuters travelling between Kurla and Ghatkopar to less than 10 minutes, which otherwise takes at least 30-40 minutes during peak hours.

Features of the bridge:

The flyover will have a total length of 4.25 km, of which the main carriageway will have a length of 3.91 km. The landing ramps will be 146 metres at the Kurla side, while 180 metres on the Ghatkopar side. The flyover will have four vehicular lanes to ensure smooth traffic flow.

Cost and timeline:

The cost for constructing this bridge stands at Rs 3,156 crore, and the BMC has set a 2029 deadline for completion of the project.

Administration speaks

“This project has been envisioned to provide an alternate east-west trafficway to one of Mumbai’s congested zones. The flyover will divert the existing traffic load of the existing AGLR, as a result of which the hyperlocal commute will take less time,” said Abhijit Bangar, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects).

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