Overview

• The four-lane, 328-metre Sindoor Bridge officially opened to traffic on July 10, replacing the century-old Carnac Bridge after a 2022 safety-mandated demolition.
• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis renamed the span in tribute to the Indian Army’s Operation Sindoor as part of a broader effort to remove colonial-era names.
• The bridge restores the key east-west link between P D’Mello Road and Dhobi Talao in Masjid Bunder and is expected to ease chronic congestion in South Mumbai.
• Media and commuters reported patchy mastic asphalt and fresh tyre marks minutes into the opening, raising immediate concerns about the road’s finish.
• BMC Additional Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar attributed the marks to construction traffic and said the mastic asphalt will settle and smooth out under continued use.