Getting inspiration from the Nagpur Metro model, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is now planning to build a double-decker corridor on the stretch of Kashimira road (Metro Line 9 Dahisar – Bhayandar) by 2022. The new model will provide a double-decker viaduct, where flyovers for automobiles will be built on the first level and the metro line will run ...
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Focus on discipline and equity in using scarce road space in cities – A pilot project for Western Express Highway in Mumbai
The proposed discipline zone for Western Express Highway offers a possibility to examine how much improvement we can achieve in congestion mitigation and traffic calming with better discipline, governance and management of road use. Ashok Datar, Chairman, Mumbai Environmental Social Network, gives an account.
Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road to open soon
MMRDA’s Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) project connecting the Western and Eastern Express highways is nearing completion and the agency expects to open it to the public quite soon. The link road, as it exists today, is a two-lane carriageway which is inadequate for commuting. MMRDA is widening it to a six-lane divided carriageway with a right-of-way of about 35 metres. ...