In a bid to enhance last-mile connectivity, complementing the upcoming launch of the second phase of the Mumbai Metro Line-3, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has proposed rationalising 32 bus routes this year, news agency PTI reported.

According to official documents accessed by PTI, the plan includes the augmentation of 13 routes (464 trips), the diversion of six routes (264 trips), the extension of three routes (78 trips), and the curtailment of 10 routes (435 trips), totalling 1,241 trips. This initiative is expected to reduce the average passenger wait times by up to 15 minutes.