The work on BMC’s ambitious Goregaon Mulund Link Road will begin in phases, with civic officials planning to build the tricky tunnels under the Sanjay Gandhi National Park later. For now, the corporation will construct two 6-lane flyovers and an elevated rotary junction for R819 crore. Opposition BJP attributed BMC’s push for the project to the civic body polls scheduled for next year.

The GMLR project spans 12.2 km, including 4.7-km twin tunnels under the national park and a 1.6-km underpass at Goregaon Film City. Officials said they have already begun revamping a flyover near Nahur railway station and the widening of GMLR near the proposed tunnels is currently underway. The project is expected to improve east-west connectivity in the city and ease traffic congestion on the route.