The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) plans to begin widening and concretizing undeveloped roads in the Ghansoli node after the monsoon, which is the first time such efforts have been made since 2016, when the node was officially transferred from CIDCO to the NMMC.

In the initial phase of the road construction project, the engineering department outlined plans to extend the road connecting Ghansoli railway station to the Koparkhairane junction. It is estimated that around 45 feet of the road will undergo widening and concrete paving, with an expected cost of nearly Rs 80 million. The implementation of this large-scale project will start after the monsoon season.

This will be the first time, after the transfer of CIDCO, that the NMMC focuses on improving the connectivity of the internal area by widening roads that have long been narrow and in a state of disrepair. These neglected routes were not addressed because the adjacent plots remained empty and empty.

CIDCO has recently issued tenders for the construction of high-rise buildings on these plots, opening the door to much-needed development work on this stretch. Tenders have been requested for various aspects of the project, including the felling of trees with a circumferential size ranging from 30 cm to 90 cm, the clearing of grass along a 50-metre stretch, the excavation and laying of concrete roads, the installation of road signs and the construction of footpaths.

Similar efforts will be undertaken to improve connectivity on other internal roads within the junction. The existing roads are too narrow, which leads to traffic congestion and bottlenecks. The road widening initiative aims to transform these roads into six-lane thoroughfares, making access to Ghansoli much easier.