This 750-metre flyover extension, originally meant to take 24 months, took roughly 7 years and three cost revisions to complete. Within hours to days of its high-profile inauguration, videos showed visible potholes and patchwork on the freshly laid surface, triggering opposition outrage. BMC had already imposed escalating delay penalties on the contractor (₹25,000/day rising to ₹1 lakh/day) after it missed the revised deadline.
On record
The official record states: "BMC characterized the rough patches as "part of the mastic asphalt process" that would "settle with traffic," while opposition leaders called it "appalling quality of work" and said "war zones have better roads than Mumbai.""
Filed as "Under repeat repair" and dated to Inaugurated June 6, 2026 (took ~7 years against an original 24-month target), this entry sits under the "₹248 crore" line of the public accounts.
What to expect
- Pillars reaching skyward with no deck to justify them.
- A signboard promising an opening date that has since passed, unbothered.
- Traffic queuing patiently beneath the unfinished span.
- Rebar exposed where the road was meant to continue.
Sourcing
2 public sources — news reports, RTI replies and civic archives — corroborate this entry. The citation trail is listed below for anyone who would like to follow up with the department concerned.
“Two ribbons cut, one structure, zero completions.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
- https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/war-zone-have-better-roads-than-mumbai-opposition-leaders-hit-out-at-bmc-over-poor-quality-of-newly-opened-248-crore-mrinal-tai-gore-flyover
- https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/mumbais-rs-248-cr-mrinal-tai-gore-flyover-riddled-with-potholes-hours-after-inauguration-bmc-says-part-of-technical-process-4031167
Visitor reviews
“Saw it trending in a local group and had to check it out. You can see straight through the transparency of the tender.”
“Went the day after reading a very stern newspaper editorial about it. It is a cautionary tale you can stand next to.”
“Came with my walking group, who now bring everyone here. The junction it was meant to fix now has a plaque and two problems.”
