Bhayandar-Vasai Double-Decker Bridge - A 10-Minute Dream or Another 25-Year Wait?
I was reading up on the latest infrastructure updates, and the MMRDA has officially submitted a revised proposal for the Bhayandar-Vasai Creek Bridge.
This project has been stalled since 2000, but they've just proposed a massive design overhaul: it's now a ₹2,500 crore double-decker bridge with an upper deck for Vehicles and the Lower one for the metro
Right now, a drive between Bhayandar and Vasai forces you onto a congested 39 km route via NH-48, taking anywhere around 90 minutes. This 5 km bridge will cut that down to just 10 minutes.
Areas like Naigaon and Vasai Road, which historically suffered from "suburb of a suburb" stigma due to terrible road connectivity, are going to be directly linked to Mumbai’s western suburbs. MagicBricks is already forecasting a major real estate re-rating for townships in Mira Road, Bhayandar, Vasai, Nalasopara, and Virar.
However, there’s a catch. Work hasn’t started because they are still awaiting clearances from the forest department and salt commissioner (unresolved compensation for 119 salt pan workers/families). This project was first conceived in 2000 and cleared back in 2013. We are over a decade later, and they are still sorting out land acquisition for salt pans and mangrove clearances.
Do you think this price run-up is already baked into under-construction projects in Naigaon/Vasai, or is there still room for 2x growth?
With the bridge cutting travel time to 10 mins, would you prefer buying into a premium gated community in Vasai/Virar over a cramped apartment in Dahisar/Borivali?