The Bridge Department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will soon appoint a consultant to estimate a cost and draft a design for a new flyover that will connect the Senapati Bapat Marg (Tulsi Pipe Road) to the Western Express Highway (WEH). While the bridge was planned four years ago, the project never took off owing to several reasons, but now it will finally get rolling. This bridge will enable motorists coming from Lower Parel and Dadar via Mahim to directly head to WEH without any detours that otherwise lead to a delay of about 20 minutes, said civic officials.

Currently, motorists have to navigate heavy traffic on the congested Tulsi Pipe Road, then take the narrow Mori Road, connect to SV Road between Mahim and Bandra before finally reaching the highway. According to the civic body, the new flyover will cut down travel time by almost half. The proposed flyover will connect Mahim station to the WEH, pass directly over Mithi River and will have two arms connecting the north and south ends. Commuters going towards Bandra Reclamation or Sea Link from Mahim station can take the bridge, said a civic official.