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TBM components for Mumbai Coastal Road North to arrive in December
Components for the first tunnel boring machine (TBM) on the Mumbai Coastal Road (North) project will arrive in December 2026, the BMC has said. The machine will be assembled over the following…
Components for the first tunnel boring machine (TBM) on the Mumbai Coastal Road (North) project will arrive in December 2026, the BMC has said. The machine will be assembled over the following two months at Charkop before excavation of the 3.9 km tunnel begins. A second TBM is scheduled for assembly in June 2027 to start the second tunnel.
The northern extension of the Coastal Road will connect Versova with Bhayander, cutting travel time from 90-120 minutes to around 15-20 minutes. The project is divided into seven packages and includes elevated roads, roads on stilts, two cable-stayed bridges, four bridges, two twin tunnels of around 15 m diameter, and 10 interchanges. Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijit Bangar inspected work under Packages C and D and directed completion on time with quality.
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The BMC is relying on TBMs to bore through the hard basalt and soft soil along the west coast, a method already used successfully for the first phase of the Coastal Road. The 3.9 km twin-tunnel section at Charkop is one of the most complex parts of the project because it runs under creeks and mangrove patches, requiring environmental clearances and careful monitoring of ground settlement. The northward extension aims to fix the chronic congestion on the Western Express Highway and the Link Road corridor, which handle over 2 lakh vehicles daily between Malad and Bhayander. The BMC has set a target to complete the full 10 km stretch by 2029, but delays in TBM assembly and tunnelling could push the deadline. The next milestone is the arrival of the first TBM components in December 2026.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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