These four roads in Mumbai desperately need to be repaired

MahimDharavi bridgeIt has been over two years since a portion of the bridge 30 feet long 12 feet wide passing over a nullah in Dharavi caved in but the BMC is yet to finish repairs As a result while one section of the road is closed off for repairs the other section is being used for twoway movement of vehicles increasing chances of traffic bottlenecksThe northbound road from Mahim towards Dharavi via Fishermanrsquos Colony has been closed and the BMC will only decide whether to open it after it conducts an inspection in the area However sources said that repairs in that patch were as yet incomplete which could mean a longer wait for motorists on this routeWith half of the MahimDharavi bridge closed for repairs several trucks and other vehicles have been parked here illegally while the remaining half of the bridge is supporting twoway traffic PicShadab KhanThe westbound stretch is also closed and when midday visited the spot last afternoon the damaged stretch was clogged with heavy vehicles that had been parked thereOfficial speakBMC Chief Engineer Bridges S A Kori said ldquoThe proposal to repair the bridge was approved by the authorities but the work has been put on hold currently We need to fix some technical problems before we can begin repairs againrdquoVoicesDevdas JadhavCommuterHalf of the bridge is closed and this is a big issue The road has now become narrower and traffic jams have become unavoidable The authorities should finish the work at the earliest to give us some reliefDinesh VastavTaxi driverThe road has been in this condition for over two years and now heavy vehicles are also being parked here If we could just have the whole road back there would be less trouble for usDaulatnagar Santacruz WestA private road at Daulatnagar in Santacruz West that comes under the jurisdiction of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority SRA had more than 180 potholes before the monsoon and is yet to be repaired by the authoritiesThe road near Sane Guruji school in Santacruz is heavily damaged and commuters complain that though this is the worst patch it has not yet been repaired PicNimesh DaveSo far only half of the road has been repaired but commuters have complained that the worst patch near Sane Guruji school is still potholeriddenThis has led to traffic snarls along the road which connects the BandraKhar Link road to S V Road in Santacruz The road also provides a shorter route for those heading from Bandra towards the airport or other areas in the eastOfficial speakNirmalkumar Deshmukh SRA chief said ldquoI will send my officials to the spot tomorrow itself and we will see to it that the remaining stretch there is repaired in a weekrsquos timerdquoVoicesP K GuptaAutorickshaw driverThe problem is that even if you are close to the signal you still cannot cross it because the road is so uneven and leads to traffic jams Commuters get upset and end up arguing with each otherSatish YadavCommuterNot only does the roadrsquos condition cause huge traffic jams during peak hours itrsquos also a problem for senior citizens and pregnant women Thankfully a majority of the road has been repaired and we expect that the remaining stretch will also be repaired at the earliestAarey Road Goregaon EastAlmost four months ago the BMC had taken over this road from the CEO of Aarey Colony Complex assuring speedy repairs With the road notorious for being pockmarked with hundreds of potholes commuters were no doubt relieved in the belief that they would soon enjoy a smoother rideThe BMC has now crushed residentsrsquo hopes of a smoother Aarey Road with its decision to only repair the road once work on the GoregaonMulund Link Road begins PicNimesh DaveHowever after partial repairs of the road from Marol towards Picnic Point the corporation recently said that repairs had been put on hold and would only be resumed while implementing the GoregaonMulund Link Road projectOfficial speakAshok Pawar chief engineer Roads said ldquoSince we have taken charge of the road our local ward office has been maintaining it but now reconstruction of the road will happen during the construction of GoregaonMulund Link RoadrdquoVoicesSunny DubeyCommuterRepairs on Aarey Road are done only so the authorities can fool people since potholes keep coming back Itrsquos been over two months since monsoon ended and I donrsquot know why the BMC is waiting to repair the roadFarooq Shaikh CommuterSometimes I feel that it was better when the road was under the CEO of Aarey Colony and was maintained by the PWD At least repairs used to be made then But since the BMC took over potholes have only multipliedKasturba Road 1 Borivli EastCommuters have complained that the road leading to the railway station remains damaged throughout the year despite being an important junction for public transport outside the stationThe road leading to Borivli railway station despite being a major junction for public transport remains damaged throughout the year complain commuters PicNimesh DaveThe road also leads to the Tata Power Housing Colony in Borivli East where there is heavy traffic during peak hours due to uneven patches in the asphalt road But itrsquos not just the common man who suffers a bumpy ride on the road with the Kasturba police station located right by the road even cops are distressed by the BMCrsquos negligenceOfficial speakKishore Gandhi assistant municipal commissioner of the RCentral Borivli ward said ldquoThis road has to be completely reconstructed not just repaired However reconstruction is taken care of by the central agency of roads not the ward officerdquoThe local corporator Asavari Patil said ldquoI have been following up with the BMC officials to get the whole stretch in the station area repaired Repairs will begin soon as the proposal is due to reach the standing committee Once that is cleared the work orders will soon be floatedrdquoVoicesA constableKasturba police stationItrsquos not just citizens who suffer even our police vehicles move slowly because of the potholes and rough patches and we are usually delayed because of thatAtul MalankarLocal residentI usually take this road every day and have to suffer the rough patches This is the situation throughout the year and we hope the road is repaired at the earliest