The long-awaited Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR), a crucial east-west connectivity project in Mumbai, is now expected to be completed by 2028, pushing back earlier timelines and delaying anticipated traffic relief for commuters.
The 12.2-kilometre corridor is being developed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to directly connect the Western Express Highway at Goregaon with the Eastern Express Highway at Mulund. The project is designed to significantly cut travel time between the city’s western and eastern suburbs. It includes major infrastructure components such as elevated stretches, flyovers and a twin-tube underground tunnel passing beneath the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Aarey area.
While progress has been made on several segments, construction of the flyover and key interchange structures is still underway, and tunnel excavation and structural works remain in progress. The complex engineering requirements of the underground section have contributed to slower-than-expected execution, prompting a revision of the project schedule.
Civic authorities have taken steps to accelerate work, including imposing penalties on contractors for delays related to certain portions of the project. Officials have indicated that coordination challenges and technical complexities have affected the pace of development.
Once completed, the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road is expected to reduce peak-hour travel time between the two suburbs from around 90 minutes to approximately 20–25 minutes. The corridor will also integrate with other planned infrastructure projects, offering an alternative route to some of Mumbai’s most congested arterial roads.
Despite the extended timeline, authorities have emphasised that careful execution of the engineering-intensive components is essential to ensure long-term safety, structural stability and durability of the project. The revised target sets 2028 as the likely year for major completion of the corridor.
