The bridge was completed on June 10, 2025, ahead of its deadline. The new bridge replaces the 150-year-old Carnac Bridge, which was dismantled in August 2022 after being declared unsafe by Central Railway
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The newly reconstructed Sindoor Flyover, formerly known as the Carnac Bridge, will be inaugurated on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 10 AM. The ceremony will be led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, with Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, and Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar attending the event. The flyover is located near Masjid Bunder railway station and connects to P D'Mello Road, re-establishing a critical east-west connection in South Mumbai.
The inauguration will also be attended by Minister for IT and Cultural Affairs and Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburban District Ashish Shelar, Minister for Skill Development Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Member of Parliament Arvind Sawant, MLAs Sunil Shinde and Rajhans Singh, BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani and other dignitaries.
The bridge was completed on June 10, 2025, ahead of its deadline. The new bridge replaces the 150-year-old Carnac Bridge, which was dismantled in August 2022 after being declared unsafe by Central Railway. It serves as a crucial connector between the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Masjid Bunder, and Mohammed Ali Road areas.
The total length of the flyover is 328 meters, including 70 meters under railway jurisdiction. The remaining 230 meters comprise approach roads within BMC limits—130 meters on the eastern side and 100 meters on the western side. The bridge features two steel girders, each 70 meters long, 26.5 meters wide, and 10.8 meters high, weighing 550 metric tons, installed on reinforced cement concrete piers. The superstructure includes an RCC deck slab, asphalting, and fully developed approach roads.
The southern steel girder was launched on October 19, 2024, and the northern girder was installed across two phases on January 26 and 30, 2025. These operations were carried out during traffic and power blocks approved by Central Railway. The girders were moved 58 meters across live railway tracks, lowered by approximately two meters, and accurately positioned—a complex engineering task requiring expert consultation. The eastern section of the bridge, from foundation to asphalting, was completed in just four months.
Following successful load testing and inspections, the Sindoor Flyover received stability and safety certificates, along with a No Objection Certificate from the Railway Department. The bridge is now fully ready for public use, with concrete carriageways, mastic layering, anti-crash barriers, painting and road markings in place.
The reopening of the bridge restores east-west connectivity that had been disrupted for nearly ten years. It is expected to ease traffic congestion on P D'Mello Road, especially at the Walchand Hirachand Road and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road junction. Vehicular movement on adjoining roads such as Yusuf Meherally Road, Mohammed Ali Road, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road, and Qazi Sayyed Street will also improve. The bridge provides a seamless link between the port areas of South Mumbai and commercial zones including Crawford Market, Kalbadevi and Dhobi Talao.
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