Overview
- Thane Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao said 90% of work will be finished by December 31 with final touches by February 2026, promising smoother traffic from the new year.
- Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik announced a goal to make Ghodbunder Road free of traffic jams by January 2026.
- A minister-led review with TMC, MMRDA, PWD, Metro and the traffic police ordered simultaneous flyover repairs and a faster transfer of the road to the civic body after Gaimukh resurfacing.
- Ongoing tasks include resurfacing, service lane merging and concretisation, water pipeline laying and utility relocations, which are narrowing lanes and causing heavy peak-hour congestion.
- DCP Pankaj Shirsat urged that asphalting at Gaimukh begin only after Samruddhi Mahamarg work at Anjur Phata restores an alternate heavy-vehicle route, while activists demanded stronger safety and coordination at work sites.