14 May,2026 08:03 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
On Thursday, northbound traffic on the Coastal Road will remain shut between 1:00 am and 6:00 am. File Pic
The Mumbai Traffic Police has issued a temporary traffic notification announcing the closure of the Coastal Road during early morning hours on May 14 and May 15, 2026, to facilitate testing of emergency systems installed along the corridor and to ensure smoother traffic movement.
According to the order issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Traffic, the Coastal Road will remain closed from 1:00 am to 6:00 am on both days.
The decision has been taken to avoid congestion and ensure safety during the testing exercise.
May 14 (North-bound traffic closure):
On May 14, northbound traffic on the Coastal Road will remain shut between 1:00 am and 6:00 am. Vehicles will be diverted via Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road, B. D. Somani Junction, Princess Street Bridge, Bal Bhavan, Mafatlal Junction, and further through the jurisdiction of the D.B. Marg Traffic Division.
The route will continue via Vinoli Chowpatty, Bandra Band Stand, and onward turns through designated junctions leading back to the Coastal Road via Amarson Junction.
May 15 (South-bound traffic closure):
On May 15, southbound traffic on the Coastal Road will remain closed during the same time window. Vehicles will be diverted from Amarson Junction towards Stephen Church, followed by Kemps Corner, D.B. Marg Traffic Division routes, and Vinoli Chowpatty, before proceeding towards their respective destinations.
A group of 102 Mumbai-based architects and urban planners have opposed the development of an underground public parking lot at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse. The project is part of the state government's plan to create a 300-acre public park at the racecourse (existing space and 170 areas of land reclaimed from the Coastal Road project).
The group, Mumbai Architects Collective, has written to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, demanding urgent intervention to prevent what they have termed "a disaster unfolding in real time", in the form of the proposed redevelopment.
Identifying themselves as "architects, urban designers, and planners who design, build, and shape this city every day", the group stated, "We are not opposed to improving public access. We are opposed to building underground complexes beneath one of the city's last large, natural, flood-absorbing grounds."
The group pointed out that what is being presented as a garden project is in fact a major infrastructure project with significant environmental, financial, and commercial implications.
