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Will Mumbai Sion and Vidyavihar bridges and GMLR project open by the deadline?
- •October 15 has been set as the new target to open the Sion railway bridge, Vidyavihar railway overbridge, and the GMLR project flyover.
- •The 112-year-old Sion bridge has faced multiple deadline extensions since it was closed for reconstruction in August 2024.
- •The Vidyavihar bridge connecting east and west, proposed in 1991, has experienced years of delays with minor finishing works still remaining.
- •The GMLR flyover from Dindoshi Court to Film City is in its final stage, pending load-bearing tests and administrative approvals.
- •Frequent deadline extensions and delays in final finishing works continue to frustrate commuters relying on these critical routes.
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October 15, 2026, has been set as the target to complete work and open the Sion railway bridge, Vidyavihar railway overbridge, and the crucial flyover in the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project to traffic.
The 112-year-old Sion railway bridge has been closed for reconstruction since August 2024. Deadlines were previously set for May 2026, August 2026, and September 30, but were repeatedly pushed back due to uncompleted construction work within the railway jurisdiction, approach road reconstruction, and final finishing works before missing the recent October deadline.
Spanning about 12.2 kilometers with an estimated cost of 14 to 15 thousand crore rupees, the GMLR project connects Mumbai's eastern and western suburbs through flyovers, twin underground tunnels, and approach roads. While the first major 1.26-kilometer flyover phase targeted opening by October 15, 2026, the entire GMLR project has a completion target of February 2029.
