The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is yet to award a contract for concreting roads. The civic administrator told the high court in September last year that the BMC would turn all roads into concrete ones within two and half years. But going by the current pace of the work, this seems impossible. (All file photos used for representational purpose)
20 June,2023 09:08 AM IST | Editor
Three weeks ago, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had announced that all wards would repair bad patches and potholes on roads that are less than 9-metre in width within their jurisdiction. However, ward officers claim the civic authorities have been tight-lipped about the issue since and haven’t sent any written instructions despite the monsoon being just around the corner. Corporators allege that this is to maintain secrecy on new road contracts being awarded as contractors refused to undertake repair work. Prajakta Kasale writes
08 June,2023 10:06 AM IST | Editor
The breakthrough of the final phase of the tunnel excavation between Swarajyabhoomi-Girgaon Chowpatty and Priyadarshini Park in the Mumbai Coastal Road Project conducted in presence of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Pics/Sameer Markande and CMO
30 May,2023 11:07 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Commuters using the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) and Eastern Express Highway (EEH) alleged that the openings of the flyover at Chheda Nagar on the EEH and the elevated portion of the bridge on SCLR are deliberately being delayed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), though the work is complete. Photo/Pradeep Dhivar
10 April,2023 04:25 PM IST | Editor
A study has identified 20 black spots across Mumbai roads and recommended solutions to make them safe. The key problems at these sites include encroached footpaths causing spillage of pedestrians on the roads, illegal parking, inadequate signage and missing road markings, according to the study conducted by IIT-B in collaboration with NGO United Way Mumbai and government machineries (With inputs from Rajendra B. Aklekar)
06 April,2023 11:52 AM IST | ronak mastakar
More than 150 owners of classic and antique vehicles participate in the ‘40th Annual Vintage Car Fiesta’, organized by VCCCI (Vintage & Classic Car Club of India) in Mumbai on Sunday. See pics Photo/Ashish Raje
12 February,2023 11:11 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
