By Arosh John | Founder – John Real Estate (MahaRERA Reg. No. A51700001835) | Editor-in-Chief – Thane Real Estate News (TREN)
Thane–MMR | November 2025
The Mulund (Anand Nagar)–Saket elevated corridor is now an approved MMRDA project, with administrative sanction in place and early-stage works such as surveys, soil testing and initial piling already underway along parts of the stretch.
To be clear at the outset:
- This “Anand Nagar” is the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) junction at the Mulund–Thane border.
- It is not the Anand Nagar on Ghodbunder Road in Thane.
Understanding this starting point is important because it defines which corridors – from the Mulund EEH edge, through core Thane, and beyond Majiwada into Saket where it connects with the upgraded Thane–Nashik highway corridor – stand to benefit as the project progresses.
1. Project snapshot – what exactly is being built?
In simple terms, this is a second-level elevated road above the existing Eastern Express Highway flyovers across Thane:
- Type: Elevated corridor, 3+3 lanes (6 lanes total)
- Length: Approx. 8.24 km
- Start: Mulund (Anand Nagar junction on EEH)
- End: Saket, Thane (West)
- Passes over key choke points:
- Teen Hath Naka
- Nitin Junction
- Cadbury / Louis Wadi
- Golden Dyes / Majiwada
The core objective is to pull long-distance / through-traffic (Mumbai–Thane–Nashik–Samruddhi / Gujarat bound vehicles) off the ground-level junctions and shift it to an upper deck, while local Thane traffic continues to use the existing surface roads and flyovers.
Once operational, the corridor is designed to channel a large share of Mumbai–Nashik / Samruddhi through-traffic over the elevated carriageway, so that vehicles which do not need to enter Thane city can bypass its busiest junctions instead of mixing with local traffic.
2. The traffic problem it is trying to fix
Anyone who regularly drives EEH through Thane knows the four stress points:
Teen Hath Naka – Nitin – Cadbury – Majiwada.
Even with the current flyovers, you have:
- Heavy trucks and trailers
- Inter-city buses
- Local cars, rickshaws and two-wheelers
- Service roads and slip roads cutting into the main carriageway at the last moment
The result is:
- Unpredictable, stop–go congestion
- Long signal cycles and idling time
- High fuel consumption and daily loss of productive hours
The Mulund (Anand Nagar)–Saket elevated corridor is designed so that:
- Through-traffic moves up to the elevated deck, using a comparatively smoother, less-interrupted route;
- Local Thane movement stays down, dealing with signals and local junctions – but with less long-haul heavy traffic in the mix.
If implemented as planned, Thane will still remain a busy urban corridor, but congestion becomes more layered and more predictable, rather than a single overloaded surface.
3. Micro-market impact – where this can move the needle
(a) Mulund (Anand Nagar) & Mulund–Thane border belt
- Becomes a crucial infra node where:
- The elevated connectivity from Mumbai side (via Eastern Freeway Extension / elevated freeway network) lands, and
- The Anand Nagar–Saket elevated road pushes deeper into Thane.
- Stronger case for professionals working in Fort, Nariman Point, Lower Parel, BKC, Powai, Vikhroli, Airoli, who want Thane-side pricing with direct highway access.
- Over time, this belt can support better-planned mid to upper-mid residential and small office stock, if builders handle access, noise and air quality properly.
(b) Teen Hath Naka – Naupada – Panchpakhadi – Louis Wadi
- Already established, centrally located micro-markets with strong social infrastructure but chronic congestion.
- As a substantial share of through-traffic shifts to the upper deck, the surface experience should gradually feel less truck- and bus-dominated, even though it remains busy.
- This supports a stronger case for redevelopment – cluster schemes and society redevelopments into modern buildings with proper basements, internal roads and parking.
(c) Cadbury / Louis Wadi – Majiwada – Saket
- Majiwada–Saket is one of Thane’s most strategic highway junction corridors, linking EEH with Ghodbunder Road and the Thane–Nashik highway.
- With long-distance movement lifted to the elevated deck, the connectivity narrative for large townships and integrated developments in this belt becomes even more compelling.
- There will still be ramp and landing pressure at Saket and its immediate influence zone, but the broader structure becomes multi-level, which is preferable to everything competing on a single surface carriageway.
4. What this really means for homebuyers & investors
For homebuyers, this corridor should be viewed as a structural mobility upgrade, not a speculative “shortcut”:
- It can make the EEH stretch across Thane less volatile and more predictable, especially for those who commute to Mumbai city, BKC, Powai, Vikhroli or Airoli.
- It strengthens the case for well-planned projects along the EEH spine and towards Saket, but it does not replace basic due diligence:
- Check exact alignment and ramp locations;
- Understand potential pier / loop positions relative to your building;
- Factor in construction-phase disruption (dust, diversions, noise) for the next few years.
For investors and landlords, this is a classic infra-plus story:
- Short-term construction activity along the alignment can temporarily pressure rentals or pricing in certain stretches – typically the period when patient capital can enter quietly.
- Over the medium to long term, as this corridor and related links knit together, Thane’s positioning as a multi-corridor junction between Mumbai, Nashik / Samruddhi and the wider MMR is what will get gradually built into land and property values.
About the Author
Arosh John is the Founder of John Real Estate (MahaRERA Reg. No. A51700001835) and Editor-in-Chief of Thane Real Estate News (TREN) — a digital platform focused on factual, insight-driven coverage of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s evolving property landscape.
With over a decade of on-ground experience across Thane’s residential, villa, premium resale and NRI advisory segments, he blends local market intelligence with regulatory and transactional expertise to decode how infrastructure, policies and urban planning impact real-estate value.
He is widely recognised as one of the emerging voices of Thane’s new-age property journalism, bridging professional advisory with data-backed reporting so that homebuyers, investors and developers can take better decisions in the Thane–MMR region.
Disclaimer
This article is based on information available from official and reputable public sources (including MMRDA and other government communications) as of November 2025. Project details such as cost, alignment, scope, timelines and execution status may change with subsequent government notifications, tenders, court orders or administrative decisions.
This post is intended solely for general information and market understanding and does not constitute financial, legal, tax or investment advice. Readers should independently verify project-related details with official authorities and qualified professionals, including a practising advocate wherever required, before making any property or investment decisions.
