The Reay Road cable-stayed road over bridge (ROB), a vital east-west connector, and the second cable-stayed bridge in Mumbai after the Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL), is likely to be ready by May 2024.

The Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MRIDC), also called Maharail, has completed 70 percent of the work on its construction and is currently in talks with the Central Railway for taking blocks in March. Foundation work is complete while launching the girder and superstructure work is in progress. 

MahaRail has designed the cable-stayed ROB with limited piers and less foundation, with the help of cable-stayed cables. The individual segments are prefabricated at the fabrication yard and are transported to the site for erection. For straight alignment, a steel girder system is adopted. The estimated cost of construction is Rs 145 crore.

The length of the ROB is 385 mtrs. with two down ramps, and will have six lanes with footpaths for pedestrians and smooth traffic. The bridge structures will allow traffic movement through the underpass of Barrister Nath Pai Road and will maintain the required vertical clearance for passing vehicles under the eastern freeway. Additionally, MRIDC has designed architectural LED lighting on the proposed bridge.

The reconstruction of 10 dilapidated British-era ROBs across Mumbai includes Ready Road, Byculla, Tilak Bridge (Dadar) and Ghatkopar ROB.