Noise barriers, which are a common sight on city flyovers that pass through residential zones, will, for the first time in MMR, be installed along important animal crossing points on the upcoming 4-km long elevated stretch on Thane-Ghodbunder Road. In addition, the pipe culverts along this stretch will be converted into box culverts for the safe passage of wild animals. 

As per the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation’s (MSRDC) plan for the elevated road and expansion of the existing road,  there will bediversion of 9.15 hectares of forest land from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. The R1,595-crore project has several mitigation measures for wildlife as per guidelines suggested by Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun for “eco-friendly measures to mitigate the impacts of linear infrastructure on wildlife”.