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.