The civic body may start opening the coastal road in phases from November 2023, officials said. With the approval to the revised design for increasing the gap between two pillars near Worli Koliwada pending, the completion of the project will take another six months, they added.

The delay would also cost the BMC additional Rs 650 crore. Though most parts of the bridge are almost near completion, the interconnection between the coastal road and the Bandra-Worli sea link is in the nascent stage and won’t be done before the deadline of November.