Mumbai: Devendra Fadnavis on March 6 while presenting the Maharshtra Budget 2026 announced key infrastructure projects for Mumbai. While prersenting the budget, Fadnavis announced extending Mumbai Metro line 11 to Dharavi and BKC, completing the Bandra-Versova Sea Link by 2028, developing 4th Mumbai port at Vadhavan, among other crucial announcemtns. In the state assembly, Fadnavis also called Maharashtra, country’s financial engine and asserted that the state will become $5 trillion economy by 2047.
Maha CM's Key Infrastructure Announcement For Mumbai
CM Devendra Fadnavis said Mumbai Metro Line 11, a fully underground corridor from Wadala to Gateway of India, will be developed at a cost of Rs 23,487 crore and may be extended to Bandra Terminus via the Dharavi redevelopment project.
The CM added that Metro Line 8, connecting Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports, will be built for Rs 22,862 crore.
Additionally, the CM added that the government is also planning new subways and progress on the Goregaon–Mulund link road project.
The budget also outlined the construction of a signal-free Sewri-Worli Connector to be ready by September 2026.
Fadnavis announced that 130 acres in Wadala will be transformed into a startup and innovation hub.
The CM while presenting the budget, also announced that the Bandra-Versova Sea Link will be completed by May 2028. Spanning 3,000 pillars, each placed 60 metres apart, and at a height of 12 metres from the sea level, the Versova-Bandra Sea Link (VBSL) is expected to significantly alter connections between South Mumbai and the northern suburbs.
Work on stations along the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train is expected to be completed within a year, with three stations, including Virar, Boisar and Thane, targeted by 2027.
Some other major announcements by the CM included the development of the 4th Mumbai port at Vadhavan with warehousing and logistics facilities; the construction of Atal Setu to connect Mumbai Airport; the development of Uran as the third Mumbai; the development of Raigad, Pen, and Navi Mumbai Airport as greenfield projects in the third Mumbai; and efforts to prevent illegal construction in Mumbai.
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