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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
 
#5,921 ·
work-on-eastern-express-highway-bkc-connector-to-start-next-month

http://indianexpress.com/article/ci...ss-highway-bkc-connector-to-start-next-month/

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will start work next month on a connector from the Eastern Express Highway to the Bandra Kurla Complex that will enable commuters from the eastern suburbs to travel to the business district within five minutes. The road, which will partially help east-west commuters too, will also decongest the narrow Sion-Dharavi link road.
“The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) had cleared the project in its last meeting, but we are still awaiting the finalization of the minutes before we begin work. There is likely to be a meeting by the end of this month after which we can begin work,” said U P S Madan, metropolitan commissioner at the MMRDA. The project requires an MCZMA clearance as it would cross the Mithi River.
Madan said once the construction begins, the project will take two years to be completed. The 1.6-km connector will begin from the G Block of the Bandra Kurla Complex and ramp down at the Somaiya Ground in Chunabhatti off the Eastern Express Highway. “We are still talking to the Somaiya Trust. They have agreed to part with the land required for the project. However, we are yet to finalise the compensation amount,” he said.
Besides, there was also the issue of a cluster of about 50 shanties that will need to be razed and the occupants rehabilitated for the project. The MMRDA has written to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project Authority and the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) requesting the agencies to include the rehabilitation of these families in the overall revamp plan for Dharavi. The patch of land falls in Dharavi’s Sector 5, which is the first sector of the slum sprawl that the earlier Congress-NCP government had taken up for redevelopment.
At present, it takes over 30 minutes to travel from the Eastern Express Highway in Sion to the Bandra Kurla Complex. The elevated road, which will cut travel time between these points to 5 minutes, will go over the Mahim Nature Park, LBS Marg, cross railway lines half-a-kilometre north of Sion station and over the Chunabhatti railway crossing.
The MMRDA has applied for a clearance from the Central Railway for constructing over railway tracks and has also planned an internal connector at Chunabhatti to close the railway crossing there.
 
#5,922 ·
-bmc-wants-to-take-over-all-bridges-in-mumbai-cites-need-for-better-upkeep

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/repo...n-mumbai-cites-need-for-better-upkeep-2028727

with a plan to take over all the bridges and flyovers in Mumbai. The civic body says it will help in better upkeep of the overpasses under one umbrella.

Currently, several agencies such as the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA), Public Works Department (PWD) and Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) are involved in the maintenance of these bridges.

The BMC wrote to the MMRDA about the plan recently, and is in the process of taking over a few bridges under the infrastructure body's jurisdiction.

Additional Municipal Commissioner SVR Srinivas confirmed the move. "We are planning to take over all the bridges under the BMC umbrella. This will ensure their proper maintenance by making a single body accountable for all of them."

Some of these structures include the Eastern Freeway which was constructed by MMRDA, the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road currently under MMRDA, the flyover leading to domestic airport in Santacruz and the Andheri flyover on the Western Express highway and many structures currently managed by PWD and MSRDC.

Dilip Kawathkar, joint project director, MMRDA, said, "We are willing to hand over our roads, bridges and flyovers to the BMC. It is a good initiative."

In August, the BMC had sent its proposal to take over all city roads, mentioning that it would result in better maintenance. The civic body had said that many agencies were reluctant to let go of their control for the fear of losing revenue that they earn through advertisement.

"Since they were reluctant, we had to ask the state government to intervene. But this time, we may not have to go through the state government since these agencies should not be reluctant to handover the bridges," a senior civic official said.
 
#5,924 ·
-bridges-to-madh-manori-will-wipe-out-gaothans-say-east-indians-

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/repo...ll-wipe-out-gaothans-say-east-indians-2028758
Two crucial road projects, which involve construction of two sea bridges, by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation may hit the roadblock, with the East Indian community expressing strong opposition to the move. The civic body is planning to connect Versova with Madh Island and build a bridge between Malad and Manori.



Why are the projects important?
The Madh-Versova bridge will reduce the travel distance between the two places from 23km to 8km. "The connectivity between the island and city will improve as commuting time will be just 15 minutes instead of the current one and a half hour," said a civic official.

Similarly, the connector from Malad Link Road to Manori will cut down the distance between the two places from 32.5km to 5km. Today, people have to go all the way to Uttan road and turn from there to get to Manori or Madh Island.

Why is the opposition?
The community, considered original inhabitants of Mumbai, says the civic body didn't consult its members while making the plans. The members are afraid that the connectors will lead to a sharp increase in the flow of people and vehicles to the erstwhile villages of Gorai and Uttan. Subsequent development in the area would destroy their traditional gaothans, which they say is their last surviving identity.

What do they say?
"We would not want these bridges to come up as there are high chances that the last few existing gaothans in the area would be wiped off. Since these areas would be better connected to the western suburbs, these areas would be a favorite with builders which will destroy the peace and serenity of these areas," said Rossi D'souza, sarpanch of the Mobai Gaothan Panchayat.

Why are they opposing now?
D'souza said his community members recently learnt about the bridges, but were not sure about the implementing authority – the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority or the BMC. He said his community members were not even consulted before the projects were planned, even though the projects will have a significant impact on them. "We were waiting for the authorities to call us for a meeting, but they never did," D'souza.

The fishermen community at Versova too are opposed to the construction of the Versova-Madh island bridge, claiming it would adversely affect their business.

What is the cost involved?
The Versova-Madh bridge will be a little more than a kilometre long and the project is estimated at Rs226 crore, while the 976-metre connector between Malad and Manori is estimated to cost Rs251.3 crore.

What's the current status?
SO Kori, chief engineer, bridges department of the BMC, said, "We will first have to carry out a soil inspection before starting the construction. We couldn't do it so far because of the monsoon. Once it is done, we will hold a meeting with the community members and try to sort out the problem with them."
 
#5,925 ·
civic-body-plans-500-m-extension-to-cut-traffic-at-s-v-road-junction

http://indianexpress.com/article/ci...xtension-to-cut-traffic-at-s-v-road-junction/

In a bid to ease traffic at S V Road Junction in Goregaon, the BMC is set to spend Rs 27 crore to build a 500-metre extension from the Veer Savarkar Bridge linking it to the north-bound Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR).
Once the new extension is completed, citizens travelling through the stretch can avoid the S V Road signal and take the bridge to avoid traffic, civic officials said. “As there are many malls in the area and it is the connecting link between Link Road and Western Express Highway (WEH), there is a lot of traffic in the area at any given time during the day. This extension will help ease the problem to a huge extent,” said S O Kori, chief engineer of BMC bridges department.
The civic body also recently undertook the work on the GMLR, the last and the longest of the city’s three planned east-west links, expected to be completed in the next four years.
The BMC has invited tenders for the project and is most likely to open the bids after the Diwali holidays next week. The proposal will then be presented to the standing committee for its final approval.
Meanwhile, the BMC is also mulling over a plan to construct five flyovers on the link road between Andheri and Borivali at a cost of Rs 300 crore. The plan is to construct flyovers at intersections at Bangur Nagar in Goregaon, Chicholi Bunder in Malad, at Mith Chowky on M G Road and near Don Bosco School at Borivali.BMC has also appointed a traffic mobility consultant to study the feasibility of a 13-km stretch along the link road between Andheri and Borivali.
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/ci...ic-at-s-v-road-junction/#sthash.b3yIXMoO.dpuf
 
#5,929 ·
#5,931 ·
People often forget the difficulty to build a bridge on a busy or land acquisition or land availability or cost escalation due to modified design behind building these flyovers. It is easier to build something better without any of the above mentioned, I personally feel these factors should be considered as well. Though I agree a lot of flyovers are badly designed but not on the basis of how it looks, but by the climb gradient(higher the angle of climb slower it takes heavy n old vehicles to climb making the traffic slower), entry exit points (merging traffic on a bottleneck entry exit lo causes slower traffic) and condition of the road surface. Flyovers like dindoshi, goregaon and times of India flyover on western express highway will give you a highlight of the things I said above and SEAR satisfies everything above.
PS:- been a lurker on this forum for almost 4 years, made an account recently, my first post. Be nice you guys :)
 
#5,932 ·
Good points and welcome to the Forum - however in the end, the quality of the work is not just the surface leveling and the durability of the road conditions, but also the way it has been finished. Geometric dimensions is just one of the aspects of quality constructions and it doesn't convince me how come things like this are not paid heed to. Going from point A to point B is not always the only goal.
 
#5,933 ·
No trucks on WEH flyovers during peak hour

MUMBAI: Heavy vehicles will not be allowed to ply on flyovers on Western Express Highway during peak hours. The step has been taken to avoid serious accidents and ensure smooth traffic flow on the highway.

The traffic police stated that such vehicles often cause serious accidents due to sudden breakdown of vehicles, thereby affecting traffic. So, from 8am to 11.30am, such heavy vehicles, heading towards the south, cannot use the flyovers.

Similarly, in the evenings, they are restricted from using the flyovers to move north between 5.30 and 7.30.

Motorists have been complaining of bumper-to-bumper traffic along the entire Western Express Highway, especially after work began on the north-bound arm of Kherwadi junction flyover in Bandra (E).

Traffic police officials said that during the Diwali week, the number of vehicles was fewer but they now anticipate congestions along the highway from Monday after Diwali.
Good step but hard to explain to truck drivers which come from different states
 
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