Mumbai鈥檚 ambitious road concretisation project, launched to transform the city's roads into pothole-free corridors, has achieved only 49.07 per cent completion as of 31 May 2024, leaving half the proposed work still unfinished.
The project, directed by then-Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in July 2022, aimed to concretise all roads in Mumbai within two years. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) planned a total of 2,121 roadworks across Phase 1 and Phase 2, covering a combined length of 698.44 kilometres.
By the May 2024 deadline, 1,385 roads totalling 342.74 kilometres had been completed. Of these, 771 roads spanning 186 kilometres were completed end-to-end, while 614 roads amounting to 156.74 kilometres were either done junction-to-junction or partially.
A senior civic official confirmed all completed roads have been reopened to traffic and stated that the project is still on schedule for final completion by May 2027. Phase 1, which began in February 2023, is expected to finish by December 2025, and Phase 2, starting in September 2024, by May 2027.
In Phase 1, 700 roads covering 320.08 kilometres are under scope, of which 582 roads (203.36 km) have been completed 鈥� 343 roads (101.67 km) fully and 239 roads (101.68 km) partially 鈥� resulting in 63.53 per cent progress.
In Phase 2, covering 1,421 roads across 378.36 kilometres, only 803 roads (139.38 km) have been completed so far 鈥� 428 roads (84.33 km) fully and 375 roads (55.06 km) partially 鈥� showing 36.84 per cent progress.
Officials have been instructed to conduct surprise site visits, and guidance is being provided by experts from IIT. Excavation on completed roads is strictly prohibited, and no permits are being issued. Barricades and materials have been cleared, and nearby stormwater drains cleaned. Reconstruction of official speed breakers will begin after receiving the necessary approvals.
