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Mumbai Traffic: Game-changer project to cut travel time in half
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News18•16-10-2026, 15:32
Mumbai Traffic: Game-changer project to cut travel time in half
- •The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has undertaken an ambitious project to reduce peak-hour travel time in the western suburbs from 45 minutes to 20 minutes.
- •The JVPD flyover is being constructed from the C.D. Barfiwala flyover in Andheri West to the Juhu-Versova Link Road.
- •The new bridge will bypass five major traffic junctions, easing congestion in Juhu, Vile Parle West, Andheri West, and Versova.
- •Authorities have directed officials to accelerate construction work so the project can open to the public by December 31, 2027.
- •The 1.75 km long and 15.10-meter wide flyover will also connect traffic heading towards the Versova-Bandra Sea Link and Mumbai Coastal Road.
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has instructed to accelerate construction so that the JVPD flyover project can be completed and opened to traffic by December 31, 2027, ahead of its proposed March 31, 2028 deadline.
The JVPD flyover is expected to reduce the peak-hour travel time in the western suburbs from 45 minutes down to 20 minutes by bypassing five major traffic junctions.
The JVPD flyover will span a total length of 1,750 meters and a width of 15.10 meters, running from the C.D. Barfiwala flyover in Andheri West to the Juhu-Versova Link Road while connecting to the Versova-Bandra Sea Link and Mumbai Coastal Road.
