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#1 ·
The Mumbai Roads and Flyovers thread went missing during the reorg, so this thread will basically serve the purpose of tracking updates on projects related to Roads including Bridges, Flyovers and Freeways.

x-posting the last couple of posts retrieved from Google's cache.

Axw11 said:
Freeway won’t spoil heritage view: MMRDA

Source: www.mumbaimirror.com
The city can rest assured that its heritage structures will not be put in the background by the elevated section of the proposed freeway from Colaba to Anik in Wadala.

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has told representatives of Asiatic Society that the elevated sections would begin only after the point where the heritage buildings end.

The society had expressed reservations that the freeway, which is supposed to begin at the Prince of Wales Museum and pass through Shahid Bhagat Singh Road and P D’Mello Road before entering the Mumbai Port Trust area would obscure views of Town Hall, Hornbill House, Church of St Andrew and St Columba, Old Customs House, Government Mint, INS Angre and other naval establishments, and the Reserve Bank of India headquarters. All these and several more buildings on this route are heritage structures and the pride of this city.

The Asiatic Society feared that if elevated sections of the freeway come up in front of these buildings, they would be robbed of their grandeur.

On March 4 , Mumbai Mirror had reported the concerns raised by Asiatic Society about the freeway obscuring the city’s heritage structures

The society wrote to the MMRDA about its concerns in the second week of March and sought a meeting with commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad.

A meeting was fixed two weeks ago where Gaikwad assured the society’s members that the proposed 22-km freeway would in no way obstruct the view of the various heritage structures on Shahid Bhagat Singh Road.

He told them that there would be no elevated structure or road widening in the 1.6 km stretch between Prince of Wales Museum and Shahid Bhagat Singh Road.

Secondly, widening of the existing road would begin only after the Dena Bank building at Horniman Circle. The existing road will be widened between Walchand Hirachand Marg and Carnac Bunder.

Elevated sections would begin from Carnac Bunder.

Joint project director (public relations) Dilip Kawathkar told Mumbai Mirror that all necessary precautions have been taken to ensure that the heritage structures are not disturbed in any way and retain their grandeur.

WHAT IS THE FREEWAY ABOUT?

The proposed freeway will provide a high-speed corridor between Colaba and Anik in Wadala. It will start at Prince of Wales Museum, pass through Shahid Bhagat Singh Road and P D’Mello Road before entering the Mumbai Port Trust area. It will take the Anik Panjrapole Link Road and touch the Eastern Express Highway at Wadala. It is estimated to cost Rs 600 crore and is expected to be completed in 36 months.

WHY IT WON’T OBSCURE HERITAGE

There would be no elevated structure or road widening in the 1.6 km stretch between Prince of Wales Museum and Shahid Bhagat Singh Road where most of the heritage structures are located. Widening of the existing road would begin only after the Dena Bank building at Horniman Circle. The existing road will be widened between Walchand Hirachand Marg and Carnac Bunder. Elevated sections would begin from Carnac Bunder.
Jubin said:
MM: JVLR gets presidential nod
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With President Pratibha Patil giving the go-ahead to acquire a part of the Indian Institute of Technology land for widening the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR), the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is doing everything it can to speed up work on the project.

A senior MMRDA official said that after several months of negotiations between MMRDA and IIT officials, the matter went to the President whose consent is required as IIT is run by the central government.” The President gave her consent last month enabling MMRDA to acquire the land for road widening,” said the official.
IndiansUnite said:
Thought i'd mention it here. Mumbai has around 50 functional flyovers right now. The ones U/C compiled from different sources are-

5 U/C on the WEH (Kandivali, Malad, Goregaon, Santa Cruz, Kherwadi)
5 U/C on Ambedkar road (Byculla, Lalbaug, Parel TT, Dadar TT, Sion)
Navghar flyover on EEW
Suman Nagar flyover
Barfiwalla lane- SV Road
Kurla Flyover
Sahar Elevated road (1.8kms)
Adi Shankaracharya Marg : LBS road
R.C.F. Junction

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Apr 5: Kurla flyover on track again

MUMBAI: Work on the city's first double-decker flyover, coming up near Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Kurla, which adjoins the Santa Cruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR), is finally progressing after some initial delays. The flyover is expected to be ready by the end of next year.

The flyover will be 1.75 km in length and will cost Rs 110 crore. It will connect Sable Nagar near Tilak Terminus to New Tilak Nagar, which is between Hans Bugra Marg and Amar Mahal Junction.
cptracker said:
Kandivli west to east in 15 mins

Some shanties (in the background, on left) on the eastern end of the Kandivli flyover were blocking construction of the approach road. Last week, the BMC removed the last of the shanties

BMC removes shanty that held up work on flyover for nine years, will make it operational in May

Residents of Kandivli can rejoice as the last of the tenements that had held up work on a flyover connecting the eastern and western parts for over nine years was removed last week. Considering the delay, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) demolished the shanty within an hour of the occupants getting alternative accommodation.

The flyover is almost complete but for the approach road, which could not be built as it necessitated removal of the tenement.

R-South ward assistant municipal commissioner V V Shankarwar said, “Once the occupants were allotted alternative accommodation, we called up the family and gave them an hour to vacate the room. Our staff then took a tempo to help the family shift to their new home at Kandivli (W). As soon as they left, we demolished the structure. We did not want to waste even a single day. The flyover will be made operational in May 2008.”

The tenements were part of a chawl lying at the eastern end of the bridge over the Western Railway line. Apparently, BMC never took the 115 shanties into account while planning the flyover in 1995. Work began in 1996 but was held up in 1999 after residents of the shanties refused to make way for the flyover.

In May 2005, occupants of 107 shanties were given alternative accommodation. Seven more were rehabilitated later but one remained because of a dispute between two parties. The last one was removed last week. Rs 60 crore went into the rehabilitation project.

But it seems to be money well spent. Nishant Chavan, Mahindra & Mahindra employee, says, “It takes me around 45 minutes to reach my office in the east. From May, I expect to make it in just 15 minutes.”

ABOUT THE FLYOVER

The flyover can be reached from Killachand Road (Shanker Lane) in the west. It will lead to Ashok Chakravarty Road and further to Akurli Road in the east. It is 600 metres long, 90 feet wide and cost Rs 9.85 crore.

At present, people have to travel all the way to either Borivli or Malad to cross over from Kandivli west to the east. Alternatively, they can try the Kandivli station railway crossing, which is, however, closed during peak hours in the morning and evening. Incidentally, WR plan to close the crossing once the flyover is operational due the high number of accidents.

Interestingly, a 57-foot high wall will be built on the eastern side as a visibility barrier at the insistence of defence authorities. The adjacent plot belongs to the armed forces who wanted the wall for security reasons.

It takes me around 45 minutes to reach my office in the east. From May, I expect to make it in just 15 minutes.
- Nishant Chavan, M&M employee

I am very happy because I have to travel from east to the west every day, sometimes twice. Also, this flyover will be boon for those facing a medical emergency. And, in case of a fire, the fire engines will reach here quickly
- Usha Patel, housewife
 
#6,882 ·
undersea-tunnel-likely-for-juhu-coastal-road-stretch

http://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/undersea-tunnel-likely-for-juhu-coastal-road-stretch/articleshow/52929325.cms
Mumbai: The government is likely to opt for an undersea tunnel for the Juhu Chowpatty stretch of the coastal road, ensuring that it will not affect any runway expansion plans of the airport there.
The other options are an underground tunnel, a sea link and a sea wall on the beach, after extending it artificially.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is executing the 29.2km project connecting Marine Lines to Kandivli. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) wants to expand the Juhu airport runway 1.5km into the sea on stilts.

Additional chief secretary (general administration department, civil aviation) P S Meena told the AAI and BMC last Thursday to share their plans to avoid overlapping of the proposed runaway and tunnel. AAI fears that the sea link may come in the take-off area of the runway.
Officials stated that the sea link plan for the Juhu stretch, as suggested by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), would obstruct the proposed runway expansion. An official stated that the sea link may cost around Rs 4,800 crore, while the undersea tunnel will cost Rs 2,800 crore. Civic officials are rooting for an undersea tunnel but the state government will take a final decision.
A BMC-appointed consultant initiated the soil test process at Girgaum Chowpatty for construction of a tunnel, which will pass under Girgaum Chowpatty and Hanging Gardens. An officials stated that they initiated the 'geo-technical investigation' to check the soil condition, and they will share the info with firms interested in bidding for the coastal road project.
TOI had reported last Friday that the BMC had released its final design for the Marine Lines-Bandra stretch of its ambitious project. Initially planned from Nariman Point, it will now start from Marine Lines.
 
#6,883 ·
BMC to-widen-road-likely-to-take-up-part-of-gymkhana-grounds

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/bmc-to-widen-road-likely-to-take-up-part-of-gymkhana-grounds-2876062/
To ease pedestrian movement and traffic towards the Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station, the BMC is planning to widen Hazarimal Somani Road, which connects Fashion Street to the CST station, by 30 feet. It is also planning to construct a pedestrian plaza on one side of the crucial road, that will likely cut into a sizeable portion of popular clubhouse Bombay Gymkhana’s grounds.
Civic officials said that the plan was to ease the movement of passengers who used the road to reach the CST station subway. “We have completed the survey of all the structures on the Hazariman Somani Road and have identified the structures obstructing the widening of the road. We are planning to widen the road by 30 feet and are now in the process of deciding the alignment and other aspects of the plan,” said Kiran Dighavkar, Assistant Commissioner of A ward. He added that more than 5 lakh people used the road on a daily basis.
A ward official said that the BMC was toying with the idea of creating a pedestrian plaza to ease the movement on the road as part of efforts of beautifying the area around the CST station, one of the most iconic heritage structures in the city.
 
#6,884 ·
new-bridge-connecting-kharghar-and Sp-road-thrown-open

http://m.timesofindia.com/city/navi-mumbai/new-bridge-connecting-kghar-s-p-rd-thrown-open/articleshow/52900016.cms
Navi Mumbai: After years of delay to solve the problem of heavy vehicular congestion, Cidco has thrown open a new bridge on the storm water nullah near Kopra underpass. The new bridge was inaugurated on Thursday.
This bridge, which is 5m wide and 25m long, will connect Sion-Panvel highway to Kharghar node and help reduce heavy traffic snarls on the existing bridge which is only 3.5 m wide.

Now motorists entering Kharghar from Kopra can use the new bridge while the old bridge will serve as the exit route to Sion-Panvel Road from Kharghar.

Traffic department has been notified about the operation of both bridges. Unlike the old bridge, a dedicated 1m wide footpath, fitted with railing, has been added to the bridge.
Residents had been demanding another bridge across the nullah for years. To address public demand, Cidco decided to construct another wider bridge parallel to the existing light one to cater to the increasing traffic.
"Due to construction of this bridge, the traffic at the Pravesh Marg will also get reduced by about 30% to 40%," said an official.
"The existing narrow bridge near Kopra underpass could not cater to the two-way vehicular traffic. It also led to traffic jams and inconvenienced commuters. Only one vehicle could pass through the bridge at a time," said P W Dahake, Kharghar administrator, Cidco.
Hence, there was a persistent demand for an additional bridge or widening of the existing one to maintain smooth flow of traffic, he added.
 
#6,886 ·
A majority of roads in Mumbai are in an appalling condition . Was in Pune recently and the roads there look much better than Mumbai . Even the Soon Panvel expressway has some very bad patches especially the flyovers . I thought the contractor will do a great job with the flyovers . But its the same story . The new flyover at Mankhurd is in a pathetic condition with potholes big enough to get you killed . Luckily the Eastern freeway is still alright .
 
#6,887 ·
A majority of roads in Mumbai are in an appalling condition . Was in Pune recently and the roads there look much better than Mumbai . Even the Soon Panvel expressway has some very bad patches especially the flyovers . I thought the contractor will do a great job with the flyovers . But its the same story . The new flyover at Mankhurd is in a pathetic condition with potholes big enough to get you killed . Luckily the Eastern freeway is still alright .
It has been the case since a long long time. No matter how many advancements happen in Mumbai, roads are always like a tier III city whereas all the other metros have advanced so much. Just saw it in CHennai and delhi/ncr
 
#6,889 ·
IMO...courtesy Paver-Blocks in majority of the cases
Not just the areas with paver blocks even new roads . The newly asphalted road on Marine drive is already giving away . The finish is absolutely pathetic . I was travelling on the Sion Panvel highway and the flyover at Uran Naka is in such a bad condion . I actually saw some state govt officials overseeing the shoddy and kaamchalao repair work on potholes on the flyover .
Another example is the stretch between the Sion Panvel expressway and the Thane Belaapur road . OMG its worst than our village roads .
Most of the concrete roads are very poorly done . I think apart from the SCLR , BWSL and SEAR most roads are pathetic
 
#6,890 ·
versova-bandra-sea-link-planned-bids-floated

I think they will be debating this for another 10 years

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-versova-bandra-sea-link-planned-bids-floated-2240164

Versova-Bandra Sea Link has been chosen over Coastal Road. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has floated bids to get international construction firms to do the job so that it can award the bid early next year.

On Monday, the road corporation through Request For Qualification (RFQ) declared that it wanted to go ahead with the 10-km long sea link plan. It wants to construct the Rs7,500 crore worth bridge through cash contract of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) financial model instead of Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The MSRDC may levy toll to recover the construction costs for the link. The estimated cost of constructing the sea link has however increased by Rs1,525 crore since 2014, as in early 2014, the estimated cost was only Rs5,975 crore.


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"The work order is likely to be issued in the first half of 2017. Thereafter, it should take at least three years for constructing the sea bridge," said an MSRDC official. Although the last submission day for RFQ bids is in mid-September, it is likely to be extended if the bidders place a request. Thereafter, it will take another three months to finalise the construction agency.

The bridge will connect with the existing Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) from the Bandra end to the Nana-Nani Park at Seven Bungalows, Andheri.

The state government has already given nod to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Coastal Road plan instead of the chain of sea links on city's western coast, the most problematic section for implementation is between Bandra and Versova. Residents and environmentalists have been opposing Coastal Road project stating that it will only promote car ownership and eventually result in road congestion.

As per the Coastal Road plans, from Bandra Reclamation, an interchange-cum-reclaimed road will take motorists to St. Andrew's Church/Chimbai Village, and another bridge of 550 metres in length will take motorists upto Otters Club at Carter Road.

Along the Carter Road, the Coastal Road is planning on stilts followed by cut-and-cover undersea construction for a tunnel from Khar Danda fishing village right upto Juhu Moragaon. Thereafter, the ramp portion over the mouth of Juhu Nala will take support on the stilts over mangroves at Versova, finally landing outside Nana-Nani Park in Versova.

"There are too many problems on this stretch and mangroves too will be affected in the construction work of the project. If Mumbai needs to be given improved commuting experience in a lesser time, then Versova-Bandra Sea Link is the only alternative," said a state official.

Moreover, the Rs9,000 crore Coastal Road project is likely to also affect Juhu Beach in some form during and post the construction stage. Planners believe that by having the sea bridge, it will also resolve the stiff opposition that is being voiced by environmentalists, residents, fisher folks and independent transport analysts. Additionally, the bridge will be around 1,200 metres into the Arabian Sea from the coast at Juhu Beach, thereby not affecting any tourism activity.
 
#6,894 ·
bmc-likely-to-take-over-bandra-worli-sea-link-make-it-toll-free

So by next year we will start seeing potholes on the BWSL
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/bmc-likely-to-take-over-bandra-worli-sea-link-make-it-toll-free-2949008/
MUMBAI |
Published On:August 2, 2016 6:04 Am
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is likely to take over the Bandra-Worli sea link, effectively making it toll free seven years after it was constructed, as part of the arrangement for a coastal freeway from South Mumbai to Bandra.
However, while motorists may save toll on the sea link, the proposed coastal road will be a freeway only till Bandra, beyond which users will have to pay a toll up to Versova. The state government is planning to revive the costly Bandra-Versova sea link project, which the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) will build as part of the coastal road and charge a toll on it.
The corporation has floated pre-qualification bids for the Rs 7,500-crore project to be implemented on an engineering procurement contract model, or a cash contract model.

A senior MSRDC official said, “We will construct the Bandra-Versova sea link by raising money from the market and recover the costs by charging a toll. At the same time, the BMC will purchase the Bandra-Worli sea link from the MSRDC so that it becomes toll-free.” The BMC has quoted a figure of Rs 2,800 crore for the civic body to buy the 5.6-km Bandra-Worli sea link and plans to use the money to partially finance the Bandra-Versova sea link.
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Currently, the MSRDC has appointed Mumbai Entry Point Limited (MEPL) to collect toll on the Bandra-Worli sea link and maintain the road. The Bandra Worli sea link, constructed at a cost of Rs 1,634 crore including its approaches and traffic dispersal measures, was opened for traffic in 2009 and has always been a toll road. It is, in fact, one of the highest-tolled roads in the country, charging a levy of more than Rs 10 per kilometre for cars.
Senior BMC officials said the plan has been discussed with state government officials though the MSRDC is yet to send a formal proposal. They also seemed skeptical about the feasibility of the plan.
“What is the trade-off for the BMC? What is the point of taking over the maintenance of the Bandra-Worli sea link when we would be simply be shifting the toll to the Bandra-Versova section? However, we will have to comply if the state government directs us to,” a senior bureaucrat with the civic body said. He added that the BMC’s general body of corporators will have to approve the decision before such a large transaction can be made.
He said it may also be unfair, for a certain section of the population living in South Mumbai to have access to the coastal road free of cost, while residents living in the far western suburbs will have to pay a toll to use it. “To make it fair, toll booths will have to also be placed at each of the four interchanges of the coastal road between Princess Street flyover till Carter Road,” the official added.
The MSRDC had originally planned the 9.9-km Bandra-Versova sea link as part of a string of sea links from Nariman Point to Versova. However, with the state government later opting for a coastal road based on reclamation and stilts instead of expensive sea links, the Worli-Haji Ali and Haji Ali-Nariman Point sea links, southwards extensions of the Bandra-Worli sea link, were dropped. Similarly, the fate of the Bandra-Versova sea link hung in balance until recently when the MSRDC and BMC started discussing about implementing it as part of the coastal road.
The BMC has already invited expression of interest from contractors to construct the coastal road from near Princess Street on Marine Drive to Worli to meet the Bandra-Worli sea link.
Coastal road plan
3.4-km underground tunnel from Princess Street to Priyadarshni Park. Implementing agency: BMC.
3.8-km bridge from Priyadarshni Park to Baroda Palace, Worli. Implementing agency: BMC.
2.7-km road from Baroda Palace to Worli end of Bandra-Worli sea link. Implementing agency: BMC.
5.6-km Bandra-Worli sea link. Already constructed and operational since 2009. Likely to be made toll free.
9.9-km Bandra-Versova sea link. Implementing agency: MSRDC
 
#6,897 ·
Unfortunately i dont see the road menace ever going away.

A ' no paver blocks' policy was passed maybe around a year ago. Result ? More of them, lots of them, all over the city. They are never going away. Yet to see a trace of them in other major Indian cities iv visited. EACH one of those cities has roads leagues above our own. I repeat this is INDIAN cities im referring to. Considering the importance of Mumbai, the condition is embarrassing.

Secondly, each time someone raises a hue & cry over the condition of the roads the BMC gives us some ridiculous count of the 'number of potholes' in the city. Who in the bloody blue heavens cares ? Just fix the dam craters and fix them good ! NOT WITH PAVERBLOCKS ! That doesnt happen.Ever. Its only when somebody dies do they act prompty maybe for a day or 2 and then its back to square one. After the recent heavy spell of rains i think 9 of 10 roads in the metropolis are absolutely trashed. To pinpoint, i am yet to see anyone paying any attention at all to andheri kurla road. The metro work screwed it up, the agency concerned never bothered to refurbish the road & the rains make it properly impossible to take anything this side of a serious SUV on that horrid joke of a road.

Lastly, when citizens at their wits end are on the verge of begging the agencies to clean up the roads, the 4/5 concerned agencies be it , BMC , MMRDA, MSRDC, PWD just keep pointing fingers at each other and pushing the blame game. The end result being the roads are never attended to.

To finish off, the same party rules the BMC for decades now. Not that them being booted will make a difference but its still noteworthy.

For these reasons i think that unfortunately it will be decades before we see roads anywhere comparable to some other Indian cities, let alone the west.
 
#6,898 ·
MMRDA appoints three separate consultants for Virar-Alibaug MMC
Mumbai: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has appointed three separate consultants for the proposed Multi Modal Corridor (MMC) from Virar to Alibaug.

After making several changes in appointing the consultants for the project, MMRDA had appointed Monarch, an Indian company in 2015 to look into land acquisition.

Similarly, a French Engineering group, Egis, has been appointed recently to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) while the Louis Berger Group has been appointed to deal with clearances required from the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) for the project. Egis is the consultant engaged by the state government for its pet Shivaji Smarak project. Louis Berger is a consultant on the mono rail project.


An MMRDA official said, “The DPR will take another nine months to be completed. The proposed corridor will help in bringing metro railway and highway at the same level for the convenience of commuters.”

At present, MMRDA is looking at construction of a highway from Virar to Alibaug with a 30 metre lane in the middle reserved for the proposed metro line. “The estimated cost for constructing the highway would be approximately Rs 10,000 crores. A decision is yet not taken on who would be constructing the metro line for MMC,” said an MMRDA official.

According to MMRDA officials, as the Mumbai to Vadodara Expressway, currently under construction by National Highway Authority of India (NHIA), passes close to the proposed corridor, part of the expressway may be utilised for the corridor.

However, a final approval is still awaited from NHIA and City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO).

An MMRDA official said, “We are facing lot of problems with land acquisition since some portion of land belongs to forest and City CIDCO. Hence we have appointed three consultants to deal with mainly land acquisition and forest clearances.”

The MMRDA officials said that MoEF had approved the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the MMC project. However the main approval is yet awaited.

Officials also added that, steps would also be taken to connect the MMC with Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) and MTHL (Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link). The Multi Modal Corridor is expected to be a crucial step towards development, strengthening and creating job opportunities in seven growth centers in MMR (Mumbai Metropolitan Region) – Virar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Dombivali, Panvel, Taloja and Uran.

The travel time between Virar to Alibaug required at present would also be reduced by 50 percent.
http://www.freepressjournal.in/mumb...for-virar-alibaug-multi-modal-corridor/905869
 
#6,900 ·
Road menace - paver blocks/ultra inferior quality asaphalt

Actually, the paver blocks is a scheme by all in Mumbai urban gov to usurp more money.

Paver blocks were used in like (1800's - ) and probably till the 50s-60s. They were called cobbled streets back then ( London, Paris, NYC, all old cities have one or two streets like that stand as history to this fact today). With time, the cobbled street concept was developed into paver blocks, but most non-Indian governments realized that it is v inefficient, and does not benefit in the long run.

  • Paver blocks are cement blocks usually, and start chipping off due to constant wear and tear
  • Its not easy to get a flat road out of them. A lot of effort to actually get a flat road.
  • But it wins in installation time, you just place inter-locking piecies and your done
  • However, thats just one half, before that you have to level the ground, put three layers beneath it, put different density sands so that the paver blocks dont move and there is a stabilizing machine that vibrates and puts everything in once place and fixes it down in the ground
  • Some maha-chutiya, Mumbai politician saw this in the early 2000s and decided that we implement here. and thats how we blasted our city with potholes and roads from hell. But we only follow the part, to just place the paver blocks and thats all!!! Do not much beyond this.
However, roads in other countries are either asphalted/concretized and sidewalks/footpaths are made out of concrete and have a proper rim to delineate the sidewalk ends. and roads run right upto the sidewalk rim (no exceptions). So everything is kinda in place.
Now compare this to our footpath and roads, most places footpaths dont exist or are not usable and these paver blocks are like floating tubes in water, keep moving all over the place.

Too many parameters, to fail one road technology and there are possibly those that I have not come up with.

Our concrete roads are good, but take years to build. if only we could borrow the road contractors from Delhi!!!
 
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