Construction of 574 concrete roads will begin in October as part of the BMC’s mega cement concreting road project, under which 2121 roads across Mumbai are planned for concreting. These roads were taken up for construction after the 2024 monsoon season and were partially completed. Work was halted after being brought to a safe stage before this year’s monsoon.
A senior civic official said, “Immediately after the monsoon season is over, work will begin on these 574 roads. This should start by October 1 and will be completed by May 2026. Simultaneously, work on 776 other roads that have not yet been taken up will also begin. Some of these will be completed by May 2027.” So far, work on 771 roads, covering approximately 186 km, has been completed under Phase I and Phase II of the project. About 64 per cent of Phase I has been completed, while 37 per cent of Phase II is done. Overall, 49 per cent of the project is complete.
Launched in 2023, BMC’s road concretisation project aims to create more durable roads and reduce potholes. Phase I covers 700 roads, spanning approximately 324 km, while Phase II covers 1421 roads, spanning about 377 km. As per the original timelines, BMC planned to complete Phase I by December 2025 and Phase II by December 2026. A senior civic official said, “We calculated the time required to complete all the planned roads by breaking down the kilometre-wise length into smaller portions of 30 to 40 metres.
Planning also included addressing the entrances of housing societies, which would be blocked during construction, and ensuring residents had access to the main road. We studied ward-level situations to check which societies had alternate entrances and what access needed to be provided. Despite this, we included a buffer period while setting timelines for the completion of all concreting works.”
Now, you can supervise road work in your area
The BMC has introduced the concept of a ‘social audit’ for road works by launching a dashboard of completed, partially completed, and pending projects. This can be accessed by citizens on BMC`s official website. The information is linked to Google Maps for an interactive approach with near-real-time updates. Data is available zone-wise, ward-wise, and road-wise, showing the percentage of work completed on each road. A senior civic official said, “The BMC has done this for full disclosure on the work carried out under the concretisation project.
The project has been widely discussed, and any questions about completed or pending work can now be addressed with this public disclosure. Moreover, citizens should know when their road will be dug up, for how long, and who the authority concerned is in case of grievances.” The dashboard also displays the phone numbers of road engineers responsible for each of the 2121 road works.
