To unclog roads, flyover proposed from Hindmata to Tulsi Pipe Road

BMC officials said it will help when 3 other bridges for eastwest connectivity undergo repairs

MUMBAI: To beat traffic congestion in central Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed a flyover to connect the busy BA Road in Dadar (East) with Senapati Bapat Marg (popularly known as Tulsi Pipe Road).

The BMC’S traffic and planning department has proposed a bridge that will run parallel to the Elphinstone rail overbridge (ROB) and Tilak Bridge. The first connects Parel Junction with Senapati Bapat Marg and the second links Dadar (East) to Dadar (West). The eastern end of the new bridge would be at the Tata Mills compound at Hindmata Junction and the western end would be near the Flower Market on Senapati Bapat Marg. At present, there are three bridges in central Mumbai that enable east-west connectivity. All three —Mahadev Palav Marg (on Currey Road), Elphinstone ROB and Tilak Bridge — are over 100 years old and scheduled for reconstruction over the next two years.

A civic official from the traffic and planning department said, “Traffic jams will paralyse central Mumbai if there is no alternative to Tilak Bridge or Elphinstone ROB when they undergo

reconstruction. They are already over-burdened. Foreseeing this scenario, the traffic department forwarded the proposal to the bridges department.”

“The bridge is proposed as part

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of the Comprehensive Mobility Plan, charted out to decongest the city. The consultant proposed the bridge after studying traffic in the area, which has potential for growth, considering all the mill

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land,” said a BMC official. The bridges department will now conduct a feasibility study. When the proposal to construct the bridge is implemented, a separate feasibility study will be conducted, Dadar (East)

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Foreseeing trouble owing to planned work, the traffic dept sent the proposal to the bridges department. BMC OFFICIAL

which may suggest changes to the alignment. “The consultant drew out the bridge for us, but the exact location and if there will be a change in its alignment will be decided by a separate report.”