DELAYED5 months late40% CONFIDENCEThe report says "The project is now expected to be completed in January or February 2027", a span recorded here at its last day.[1]First promised for 09/01/2026; now 5 months later. Stated: MMRDA had targeted September 2026 - the report says the new bridge and connector "will not be ready by the September deadline as planned" - while "The project is now expected to be completed in January or February 2027".
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- Feb 28, 202740% CONFIDENCELow confidencefrom the source
Mumbai's Sewri-Worli Elevated Connector Opens to Traffic
The 4.5 km four-lane elevated road ties the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link at Sewri to the Bandra-Worli Sea Link and the Coastal Road at Worli, crossing the Central and Western Railway lines near Prabhadevi on a double-decker structure whose lower deck replaces the 112-year-old Elphinstone road over bridge, closed to traffic in September 2025.
- The new Elphinstone bridge in Prabhadevi and the Sewri-Worli Connector "will not be ready by the September deadline as planned" and are "now expected to be completed in January or February 2027" - the window the pin's date falls in[1]
- Causes given for the slip: a slower-than-expected demolition process, unexpected civic utility work, a shortage of workers and the ongoing monsoon; "Most of the remaining construction is expected to be completed by December. The final works will continue into early 2027"[1]
- "The 112-year-old Elphinstone Bridge was closed to traffic on September 12, 2025 to make way for a new double-decker structure"; the lower deck replaces the existing Elphinstone bridge and the upper deck becomes part of the 4.5-km Sewri-Worli Connector[1]
- Demolition of the old stone structure and dismantling of the railway sections ran late because railway officials could not provide the required railway blocks on time, finishing around April, nearly a month behind schedule[1]
- Work has reached the stage of assembling and launching the bridge's girder over the railway tracks, with temporary structures already installed on both sides; assembly is reported to take around 90 days and sliding the girder into final position about a week[1]
- Per an Indian Express report, MRIDC officials said the railway section is expected to be completed by November, after which MMRDA and contractor J Kumar will connect it to the remaining non-railway portions of the connector[1]
- Before the monsoon the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation wrote to MMRDA over excavation and piling work, saying construction had caused siltation and damaged sewage lines, and asked for scaffolding blocking footpaths to be removed; residents complained of construction-related air pollution[1]
- Work has continued at night and additional workers are to be recruited to speed construction[1]
- Once opened the connector "will improve east-west connectivity by linking Mumbai's eastern side and the Atal Setu with the city's western coast"; the report does not itself describe the four lanes or the Bandra-Worli Sea Link and Coastal Road tie-ins the pin gives[1]
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- [1]40%mumbailive.com/en/infrastructure/elphinstone-double-decker-bridge-and-sewri-worli-link-work-opening-extended-to-2027-93714mumbailive.com· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Feb 28, 2027 ✓· 100% of score
The report says "The project is now expected to be completed in January or February 2027", a span recorded here at its last day.
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