India, Dec. 8 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has imposed a penalty of over Rs.2.09 crore on contractor S P Singla for delays in Phase 3 of the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project, pushing the project by almost a year.

The six-lane Singla flyover at the Goregaon (west-bound) end, originally scheduled for completion in July 2025, is now expected to open only in May 2026. On the Mulund side, only one arm of the six-lane flyover will be opened to the public on May 31, 2026, with the remaining portion requiring "a few more months," officials said.

Together with the rotary and the upcoming cable-stayed bridge, the combined cost of the two major flyovers stands at Rs.713 crore.

A senior bridges department official said t...