GMLR flyover shut for maintenance
MUMBAI: One month after chief minister Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated the Ghatkoparmankhurd flyover, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to undertake maintenance work, owing to which, traffic is expected to be disrupted. BMC has also decided to install CCTV cameras, additional speed bumps and rumblers and making the surface rough.
This comes after an uproar over several accidents on the flyover including the death of 34-year-old biker Yusuf Khan, who slipped and lost his life on Monday. In the absence of this flyover, those heading to Navi Mumbai and further along with those heading to south Mumbai and eastern suburbs will have to use the Ghatkopar-mankhurd Link Road, which will result in traffic snarls.
On August 4, a Bharatiya Janata Party corporator wrote a letter to mayor Kishori Pednekar and municipal commissioner IS Chahal, pointing out the poor quality of construction work by the contractor.
Thackeray on the day of the inauguration had also asked the BMC to make the surface of the flyover smooth.
According to BMC officials, they will install CCTV cameras, speed bumps, and undertake milling works of the road along with placing rumbler strips.
The Mumbai Traffic Police said that maintenance work will be carried out by BMC for 10 days.
The 2.9-km flyover, constructed at an expense of ₹713 crore by BMC, was opened on August 1, three years after its deadline.