An under-construction Metro site on the highway near Malad. Pic /Nimesh Dave

Tipplers used to frequenting bars along the Eastern and Western Express Highways can raise an early toast. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Public Works Department (PWD) seem to have the perfect answer to the Supreme Court ban on the sale and consumption of liquor within 500 metres of highways, which had dampened much of the city's nightlife and threatened the livelihood of thousands.