Thane – Borivali Tunnel Project – Information & Updates

11.84 km Thane – Borivali Twin Tunnel project by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is an approved road project in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Thane – Borivali tunnel project will be constructed by Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL) and feature 2 x 10.8 km road tunnels under Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) with a combined 1 km of approach roads on both ends.

The project’s foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Modi on July 13, 2024.

The project’s tunnels with 3 lanes each will be built using 4 mega tunnel boring machines (TBMs), supplied by Herrenknecht, at a maximum depth of 23m below the surface and connect Magathane’s Ekta Nagar in Borivali and Tikuji-Ni-Wadi at Manpada in Thane.

Thane – Borivali tunnel project is estimated to cost Rs. 13,200 crore. It aims to drastically reduce the driving time between both spots from 1-2 hours (depending on day/time) to just about 15 minutes.

Key Details

Project Length: 11.84 km
Tunnels’ Length: 10.8 km
Estimated Cost: Rs. 13,200 crore
Owner: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)
Contractor: Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL)
Project Management Consultant (PMC): Hill International

Current Status

Thane – Borivali tunnel project’s groundbreaking (bhoomi poojan) ceremony was performed by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 13, 2024.

Thane – Borivali tunnel project will be constructed via 2 civil packages. In May 2023, Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL) was declared as the preferred bidder for both packages beating Larsen & Toubro (L&T).

Hill International has been appointed as the project’s Project Management Consultant (PMC).

Map

Here’s an indicative map showing Thane – Borivali project’s alignment:

*Project’s indicative alignment and start/end points*

Page last updated: August 26, 2024. Have a question or spot an error? Let me know here.