# Thane’s Rs 55,000 crore infrastructure overhaul criticised 2026-08-10T00:53:39+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Thane's civic authorities are pushing a Rs 55,000 crore infrastructure package including metro lines, tunnels, flyovers and road widening to tackle congestion. But residents and experts say the construction itself is causing fresh disruption, with delays and bottlenecks. The Times of India reports that Deputy CM Eknath Shinde defends the works as necessary, while urban planner Sulakshana Mahajan warns that road-widening alone cannot solve systemic mobility issues. Projects include the Thane-Borivli Tunnel, Metro Line 4, and a ring metro. Some works, like the first phase of the Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme and the Kapurbawdi flyover extension, have been completed. But commuters complain that the city feels perpetually under construction, and opposition leaders say the cure is intensifying the congestion it was meant to fix. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - ndtvprofit.com Tags: congestion, infrastructure, real estate, Thane, urban development Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/thanes-rs-55000-crore-infra-push-sparks-construction-chaos/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/thanes-rs-55000-crore-infra-push-sparks-construction-chaos/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.