Overview
- Two tenders earmark Rs 69 crore for a 7.5 km Western Express Highway stretch from Oberoi Mall Junction, Goregaon to Magathane, Borivali, and Rs 60 crore for a 7.9 km Eastern Express Highway section from Kamraj Nagar, Ghatkopar to Amar Mahal, Chembur.
- The combined 15.4 km of works are estimated at about Rs 8.41 crore per kilometre, according to the tender documents.
- Officials say the current patch of work is targeted for completion within a year, with similar annual sections to follow rather than full corridor closures.
- Microsurfacing applies an approximately 8 mm polymer-modified asphalt emulsion mix to seal cracks and improve friction as a cost-effective surface rehabilitation method.
- The BMC assumed WEH and EEH upkeep from the MMRDA in 2023 with roughly 30% resurfaced so far, and the latest tenders were issued hours before the election code took effect for the just-announced January 15 civic polls.