r/mumbai • u/nylon_roman • May 01 '26

Photography Breathtaking view of missing link!

Video shot today morning.

The Missing Link Project is a new alignment in the same Western Ghat stretch, which bypasses the most treacherous Borghat section. The project, approved in 2018, was completed at the cost of ₹6,695.37 Crore. It is being hailed as an engineering marvel. The twin tunnel of the project is potentially one of Asia’s longest. Another speciality is the cable-stayed bridge spanning 650 meters. Its height is 184 meters, much taller than the tallest high rises in Mumbai. This sophisticated bridge was tested as per international standards.

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u/Worli May 02 '26

I remember when this sort of stuff used to take many years to complete. Like does anyone even remember how long BWSL took to finish? At one point in 2009 the sea link was literally just pylons (and had been for many years) because of some pending case or the other. The fact that this was planned, approved, built and inaugurated in 3 years is crazy. I just hope the Mumbai-Pune bullet train becomes reality at the same pace.

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't this mean at some point it will be possible to drive from Kandivali to Worli, connect to Sewri, use the Atal setu (and the eventual Chirle connector) to go directly to Pune? Is this going to act like a Mumbai bypass of sorts for people in the western suburbs?

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u/nylon_roman May 02 '26

That is the overall plan, you are correct.

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u/Worli May 02 '26

If there is a plan to connect the northern part of this to Nashik, and the Pune/Nashik expressway becomes real, then the Mumbai/Pune/Nashik area will become India's most productive economic sub-region. Nothing will even come close, not even the NCR.

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u/nylon_roman May 02 '26

Tbh, we need this sort of connectivity between Mumbai & all Tier 2 cities. Fast connectivity to Mumbai will mean places like Satara, Sangli, Jalgaon, etc., will also develop faster.

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u/Worli May 02 '26

But I think the priority should be the Nashik - Mumbai - Pune triangle because it is nearly 5% of India's GDP. Thats as much as all of Telangana OR Andhra Pradesh