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Dangerous traffic gap near Aarey Milk Colony flyover in Mumbai sparks safety fears
Updated On: 20 April, 2026 01:50 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav | Reynold DSA
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

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 Highway
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