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IN PHOTOS: Vehicles, pedestrians brave potholes at Kandivali’s Akurli Subway

Updated On: 23 July, 2025 11:33 AM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Vehicles and pedestrians navigate potholes at the Akurli Subway on Akurli Road in Kandivali (East), Mumbai, on Wednesday. The subway was inaugurated after widening work by MP Piyush Goyal in 2024. (PICS/ SATEJ SHINDE)

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For years, while the Akurli bridge was being constructed, commuters suffered due to major traffic jams on the WEH, which stretched for 3 km-4 km on the southbound side till Jogeshwari/Goregaon. PIC/ SATEJ SHINDE
For years, while the Akurli bridge was being constructed, commuters suffered due to major traffic jams on the WEH, which stretched for 3 km-4 km on the southbound side till Jogeshwari/Goregaon. PIC/ SATEJ SHINDE
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People expected to get relief from traffic snarls once the bridge was ready, but the potholes have made it dangerous

People expected to get relief from traffic snarls once the bridge was ready, but the potholes have made it dangerous

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Construction of the Akurli bridge was started by the MMRDA in 2019, after receiving several complaints of accidents and the existing bridge being declared one of the most dangerous accident spots

Construction of the Akurli bridge was started by the MMRDA in 2019, after receiving several complaints of accidents and the existing bridge being declared one of the most dangerous accident spots

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The MMRDA had also put instruction boards at the spot, reading ‘go slow’ and ‘accident-prone spot ahead’

The MMRDA had also put instruction boards at the spot, reading ‘go slow’ and ‘accident-prone spot ahead’

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There were many challenges in constructing the new bridge due to the underground two-lane subway and gas pipeline

There were many challenges in constructing the new bridge due to the underground two-lane subway and gas pipeline

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MMRDA took help from BMC’s Public Works Department and the gas supply company to fix all these issues permanently

MMRDA took help from BMC’s Public Works Department and the gas supply company to fix all these issues permanently

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