Overview
- The 750‑metre Mrinaltai Gore flyover extension was inaugurated by Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde on June 6 and opened to traffic as the civic body completed finishing work.
- Within 24 hours of the opening, social‑media videos and on‑ground reports showed patchy, soft or loose areas on the mastic‑asphalt surface and at least one account of a motorcycle stand sinking into a stretch of the road.
- A BMC internal vigilance report from June 2021, now public, flagged possible cracks, honeycombing in up to five pillars and gaps in material and consultant inspection records during construction.
- The BMC has defended the work, saying the 40‑mm mastic‑asphalt wearing course can look uneven in heat and will settle with traffic, while officials note the contractor faced cumulative penalties of Rs 27 lakh during the eight‑year project.
- Opposition leaders and activists are demanding third‑party Core, UPV and Rebound Hammer tests plus trial pits and public release of data, and engineers say the coming monsoon will be the real test of the road’s durability and of whether further action is needed.