The Thane traffic police have ordered closures and diversions for reconstruction of the low-height Nilje Railway Over Bridge on State Highway 76, near Lodha Palava and Xperia Mall. The work is part of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Project being executed by Tata Project Limited. Restrictions run from 12:01 am on June 1, 2026, until midnight on October 31; police, ambulances, fire brigade and other emergency vehicles are exempt.

• Kalyan-to-Shilphata traffic must divert via Lodha Palava and Mahalaxmi Hotel road. Traffic from Lodha Palava, Casabella, Lodha Haven and Xperia Mall towards Kalyan must go via Shilphata, Desai Creek Bridge, a U-turn near Saraswati Textile and the new Palava Flyover.
• Heavy vehicles from Mumbra/Kalyan Phata towards Kalyan must use Shilphata-Mumbra Bypass and Kharegaon Toll Plaza. Vehicles from Kalyan towards Mumbra/Kalyan Phata must turn at Katai Chowk and use Khoni Naka-Taloja MIDC. Navi Mumbai/Taloja traffic towards Katai/Badlapur uses Badlapur Pipeline-Newali; Ambernath/Badlapur traffic uses Taloja MIDC.
• Light-vehicle alternatives include Kalyan Phata-Shilphata-Diva-Manpada; Nashik-Mumbai Highway via Gankoli, Motagaon or Ranjnoli Bypass-Kongaon; Shri Malang Road-Newali- Badlapur Pipeline-Khoni Naka-Taloja MIDC; and routes via Mankoli Naka or Durgadi-Kongaon.

• The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) plans a 21-kilometre double-decker flyover from Shil Phata on NH-48, also called the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway, through Dombivli and Kalyan to Ranjnoli Junction on NH-160, the Mumbai-Nashik Highway. It will carry a four-lane road and metro tracks.
• MMRDA is appointing a consultant to prepare the detailed project report, manage bidding and oversee execution. The project will intersect the Virar-Alibaug multi-modal corridor and Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor, and connect with the Airoli-Katai Freeway at Katai Naka.
• The upper deck will carry Metro 5 (Bhiwandi–Kalyan) between Durgadi Fort and Ranjnoli; Metro 12 (Kalyan–Taloja) between Kalyan APMC and Runwal Junction; and Metro 14 (Kanjurmarg–Badlapur) between Shil Phata and Katai Naka. The bullet train alignment nearby will be reviewed for the DPR.
• The flyover will cross railway tracks before Katai Naka and at Patri Pul in Kalyan. Construction over the tracks at Kalyan is expected to be challenging because of heavy Central line traffic, including long-distance trains.
• Hyderabad’s 11-kilometre Visweswaraiah flyover is currently India’s longest; the 165-kilometre Yamuna Expressway is its longest elevated road.

The detailed project report for the 21-km double-decker corridor between Shil Phata and Ranjnoli has been completed. MP Shrikant Shinde said tenders will be floated soon.

Thane Traffic Police announced nightly traffic restrictions on sections of Kalyan-Shil Road under the Kolshewadi Traffic Division for Metro Line 12 construction. From August 11 to 31, 2025, traffic was restricted daily between 11.45 pm and 5 am to allow phased placement of cement-concrete girders.