A 21.8 km sea bridge first proposed in 1963. Work began in 2018 and it opened on 13 January 2024.
Wilbur Smith and Associates suggested a Sewri to Uran harbour crossing in a transport study. The cheaper Vashi creek bridge was built instead.
A steering group chaired by JRD Tata recommended a Sewri to Nhava Sheva link. In the mid-1980s the cost was put at about Rs 350 crore.
Reliance Energy with Hyundai and Mukesh Ambani's Sea King bid concessions of 9 years 11 months and 75 years. The award ended in the Supreme Court, and a 2008 round drew…
A 4 February 2009 order made MMRDA the owner. In 2011 it became a regional development project, justified by growth in Navi Mumbai and Raigad.
After environmental and forest clearances, Japan's JICA agreed to lend most of the cost. Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone on 24 December 2016.
Work began in March to April 2018 after contracts went to L&T with IHI, Daewoo with Tata Projects, and L&T. COVID-19 later cost about eight months.
On 14 January 2022 a 118.8 m, 1,331-tonne orthotropic steel deck was lifted onto its piers by barge, the first in India. Later spans reach 180 m.
Narendra Modi inaugurated it on 12 January 2024 and it opened to traffic on 13 January. The car toll was Rs 250 one way.
First-year traffic averaged 22,689 vehicles a day, against a projection of about 57,525. Navi Mumbai's airport opened on 25 December 2025.
A 7.35 km link to the Mumbai-Pune Expressway is due in February 2027, and the Sewri-Worli connector in early 2027.
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