Question 1

What is the Anand Nagar-Saket elevated corridor and where does it run?

Accepted Answer

It is an 8.24 km, six-lane elevated road built by MMRDA along the Eastern Express Highway, running from Anand Nagar at the Mulund-Thane border to Saket, near Kharegaon Toll Naka.

Question 2

Is Anand Nagar in this project the same as Anand Nagar on Ghodbunder Road?

Accepted Answer

No. This project's Anand Nagar is the Eastern Express Highway junction at the Mulund-Thane border, a completely different location from the Anand Nagar on Ghodbunder Road in Thane.

Question 3

How is this different from the new Saket Creek Bridge on the Mumbai-Nashik Highway?

Accepted Answer

The Saket Creek Bridge is a separate MSRDC project on the Mumbai-Nashik Highway that opened in February 2026 to relieve the Majiwada-Vadpe bottleneck. This elevated corridor is an MMRDA project on the Eastern Express Highway.

Question 4

Why has the related Thane Coastal Road Phase 2 hit a regulatory hurdle?

Accepted Answer

The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority deferred the proposal in August 2026 because its alignment passes through the Eco-Sensitive Zone of the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary, affecting thousands of mangrove trees.

Question 5

How many mangrove trees are affected by MMRDA's nearby coastal road proposal?

Accepted Answer

Approximately 3,754 mangrove trees are affected under one MMRDA submission, with 1.7472 hectares of permanent mangrove removal and 2.7225 hectares of temporary removal proposed.

Question 6

Who is building the Anand Nagar-Saket elevated corridor and what does it cost?

Accepted Answer

J. Kumar Infraprojects Ltd. is the contractor, appointed in October 2024, with an accepted contract amount of Rs 1,847.72 crore against MMRDA's approved project cost of Rs 2,188.62 crore.

Question 7

Is construction actually underway on the Anand Nagar-Saket corridor?

Accepted Answer

Yes. As of the latest MMRDA update, utility diversion works and execution of working piles, pile caps, piers and pier caps are in progress.

Question 8

Could CRZ objections affecting the nearby coastal road also affect this elevated corridor?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely in the same way, since this corridor runs above the existing Eastern Express Highway through built-up urban Thane rather than through the mangrove-sensitive coastal alignment that triggered the Coastal Road Phase 2's regulatory hold.

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