A Comprehensive Transport Study (CTS-2) that will guide civic corporations and state bodies to plan infrastructure development in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region for the next 20 years recommends 487 km of metro lines, 232 km of suburban network, 533 km of exclusive bus lanes and additional road network of 1,264 km in MMR by 2041.

NCC Ltd, J Kumar Infraprojects, and Tata Projects have submitted tenders to complete pending civil work on section C102 of Mumbai Metro Line-2B between MTNL and Chembur stations. MMRDA had awarded the contract for this section to a RCC Infra Ventures-MBZ joint venture in 2017, but terminated it in January 2020 for slow progress.

MMRDA is set to procure 10 more rakes for its monorail project, which is expected to improve the frequency of trains and the ridership. The first rake of the train is likely to come by the end of 2022. All the rakes will be made in India. The tender has been awarded to Medha Servo Drives Pvt Ltd.

The first phase of the Kopri rail overbridge has been completed, and the two additional lanes are ready to be inaugurated. Despite assurances of opening the bridge by August this year, last-minute beautification work is still going on. The Kopri Bridge is a vital link between Thane and Mumbai along the Eastern Express Highway.

The journey between Mumbai and Nashik could soon take only two hours, as Rs. 5,000 crore is to be spent on the Mumbai-Nashik highway. The project will be completed within two and a half years. Currently it takes about 3 hours and 35 minutes to cover the 166.2-km route.

MMRDA has received two bids for its project to build a 7.2 km ropeway system to provide direct connectivity for residents of Gorai and Marve to Metro Line 2A between Dahisar (W) and Andheri (W), which will be faster than the current ferry system.

The state government will soon convert the sprawling 14.5-acre Worli Dairy land into a marine research centre, a world-class aquarium and an exhibition centre.The proposal seeks to carve out 11 acres of the complex for for these new public facilities including the acquarium. The state government will hand over the land either to the BMC or the tourism deparment once a formal decision is taken to change the land reservation.

MMRDA has called bids for setting up Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Sea Link, as motorists using the sea link will have to pay toll. The proposed work under package 4 mainly involves design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of ITS, toll management system, electrical works, etc.

Work on the expansion of the Kopri Bridge, which connects Thane and Mumbai, is near completion and the stretch is expected to be opened for public use soon. The Rs. 250 crore project was for widening the bridge from the existing 4-lane stretch to an 8-lane stretch.