In a significant push to ease traffic on Ghodbunder Road, a notorious bottleneck for motorists traveling from Mumbai, Thane, and beyond toward Nashik, Gujarat, and Konkan, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has accelerated the development of alternative routes.

After years of stalemate, the Mumbai-Goa coastal highway project is moving forward. A unified procurement for six bridges by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) is expected to stimulate Konkan tourism and industry.