Overview
- The cabinet infrastructure committee cleared the Uttan–Virar Sea Link’s extension to Vadhavan Port, defining a 55.12 km project with a 24.35 km main bridge and approach roads from Uttan (9.32 km), Vasai (2.5 km) and Virar (18.95 km).
- A revised design reducing the sea link from eight to six lanes won approval, with officials projecting savings of over ₹30,000 crore and updated connections including a Virar link to the Delhi–Vadodara–Mumbai Expressway.
- MMRDA’s proposed 70 km tunnel network advanced to procurement, with bids due November 6 for a consultant to deliver feasibility and a DPR for the 16 km Phase 1 linking Worli’s Coastal Road end to BKC and the airport, with a spur to the BKC bullet train station.
- Construction on the 11.8 km Thane–Borivali twin tunnel progressed as Thane-side shaft excavation neared completion, TBM assembly moved ahead and the authority reiterated an expected cut in travel time to about 15 minutes.
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis set firm delivery timelines, directing Metro Line 2B to finish by March 31, 2027 and the Swami Samarth Nagar–Vikhroli line by December 31, 2026, while ordering acceleration of key tunnel and coastal works.