mid-day test drive
Mumbai’s flyovers, built to ease traffic at junctions and signals, are increasingly clogged during peak hours due to the movement of heavy vehicles. Mid-day recently conducted a test drive on both corridors to reveal that the extensive use of flyovers by outstation buses and goods carriers is causing congestion. City-based transport experts believe that easing congestion on arterial routes requires barring heavy vehicles from flyovers. According to the traffic police, the movement of heavy vehicles is restricted from 8 am to 11 am and 5 pm to 9 pm. Pics/Satej Shinde, Ashish Raje and Ranjeet Jadhav (Story/Ranjeet Jadhav and Rajendra Aklekar)
06 March,2026 01:43 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
The moon rose over Aarey Colony on Tuesday night, offering Mumbaikars a glimpse of the total lunar eclipse. While most of the eclipse occurred before moonrise, the final phase was visible in the city, drawing skywatchers outdoors. PICS/RANJEET JADHAV
03 March,2026 09:58 PM IST | Tarun Verma
In Photos
Aarey Road, one of the key stretches connecting the Western Express Highway to several residential and commercial pockets, witnessed heavy rainfall since morning, forcing pedestrians, bikers and motorists to wade slowly through slippery roads. (PICS/ NIMESH DAVE)
29 August,2025 04:01 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad
Every year, International Owl Awareness Day is celebrated annually on August 4 to create awareness about the different species of the bird. Naturalist and wildlife photographer Mahesh Yadav has documented six species of owls found in Mumbai, and here's all you need to know about them (Story by Ranjeet Jadhav)
04 August,2025 04:41 PM IST | Nascimento PintoADVERTISEMENT
