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Dangerous traffic gap near Aarey Milk Colony flyover in Mumbai sparks safety fears

A missing barrier on the Western Express Highway near the Aarey Milk Colony Flyover has created a hazardous traffic situation, allowing vehicles to make sudden turns onto a service road. The change, reportedly made for easier access, has resulted in a dangerous conflict between fast-moving highway traffic and vehicles cutting across lanes

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Two-wheelers slip through the gap in the barrier at the southern end of the Aarey Milk Colony flyover on the Western Express Highway. PIC/NIMESH DAVE

Two-wheelers slip through the gap in the barrier at the southern end of the Aarey Milk Colony flyover on the Western Express Highway. PIC/NIMESH DAVE

A dangerous traffic modification on the Western Express Highway near the Aarey Milk Colony flyover has raised safety concerns. At the spot where southbound vehicles descend from the flyover, a key barrier has been removed to enable vehicles to take an abrupt left turn from the carriageway of the 25.33-km highway onto the adjoining service road.

An autorickshaw slips through the gap (circled)in the barrier at the southern end of the Aarey Milk Colony flyover on the Western Express HighwayAn autorickshaw slips through the gap (circled)in the barrier at the southern end of the Aarey Milk Colony flyover on the Western Express Highway

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