Despite a year passing since the commencement of the road concretisation project, the BMC has completed only 46 kms of the planned 324 kms in Phase 1. Currently, work is ongoing on 213 roads, while 298 roads are yet to be concretised in this phase. In Phase 2, out of 1,420 roads, 433 roads are under concretisation, with many still pending. The delays in these phases have impacted the BMC’s ambitious goal of creating a pothole-free Mumbai.

By June 10, the BMC had completed 30% of the road concretisation work in Phase 1. However, the progress was stalled for four months during the monsoon season. Work resumed on October 1 in the eastern and western suburbs. Additionally, after the first contract was terminated, a new contractor has been appointed for concretisation of 208 roads in the island city. The concretisation work in Phase 2 faced delays due to the model code of conduct during the state assembly elections, followed by pending permissions from the traffic police department. 

Post monsoon, the BMC has made progress by completing the concretisation of 187 roads out of the 698 planned in Phase 1. The BMC has set a target to complete the concretisation of the remaining roads in Phase 1 by May 31, 2025. In Phase 2, a total of 377 kms of roads are to be concretised, which also includes 68.25 kms of roads from Phase 1 and 65 kms from Phase 2 in the south Mumbai. Out of the 1,420 roads planned for Phase 2, work on 989 roads has yet to begin. 

A civic official explained, “Constructing cement concrete roads generally takes between 30 to 45 days, covering everything from excavation to project completion and resuming traffic. So, the concretisation of roads in Phase 2 will take some time.” However, the BMC has struggled to speed up the concretisation of roads in the south Mumbai over the past year and a half. In January 2023, the BMC awarded the contract to Roadway Solutions India Infra Ltd (RSIIL) to carry out roadworks in the island city. However, the contract was terminated on November 8, 2023, after RSIIL failed to begin work despite several months passing. As a result, RSIIL was fined Rs. 64.6 crore for its non-performance.