Overview
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis virtually inaugurated the Sion rail overbridge, the Vidyavihar connector and the Goregaon‑Mulund (GMLR) flyover on Thursday, Oct 22, 2026, with live broadcasts at each site and senior state and city officials in attendance.
- The rebuilt Sion through‑span replaced a 112‑year‑old unsafe bridge, was finished four months ahead of schedule, and was built by Central Railway with approach roads and subways completed by the BMC; the design removes intermediate pillars so the fifth and sixth suburban tracks under MUTP‑II can be laid.
- The Vidyavihar connector spans about 650 metres including a 100‑metre rail crossing, links Ramchandra Chemburkar Marg to Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, and is expected to cut travel time across the suburb from about 30 minutes to roughly 10 minutes after final works were completed by Sept 30, 2026.
- The 1.26‑km GMLR flyover at the Hotel Ratnagiri junction in Goregaon East was built with precast segments and curved spans to ease traffic around Dindoshi court and nearby junctions and to form a surface link to the planned twin tunnels on the larger east‑west corridor.
- Residents and commuters should see immediate traffic shifts as the openings redistribute road flow, and the Sion clearance is the key enabler for more frequent suburban train services once MUTP‑II track work proceeds.