Smoother commute: MMRDA plans transit system to, from BKC
MUMBAI: In a bid to resolve the commuting woes for office goers travelling towards Bandrakurla Complex (BKC), the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is looking to strengthen the first- and lastmile connectivity from Bandra and Kurla stations to the business centre.
The authority is looking to appoint a consultant to create a plan for a transit system at BKC. MMRDA metropolitan commissioner, RA Rajeev, said, “We are looking at a cost-effective solution and are open to various modes as we want to ease the commute between the two stations and BKC.”
While MMRDA had signed a memorandum with a private bike-sharing company to rollout services between the two stations and BKC before the Covid-19 outbreak, Rajeev confirmed that the proposed system will be in addition to the bikesharing facilities.
Despite being Mumbai’s top commercial hub, the connectivity to BKC is a task if one does not own a private vehicle.
The traffic scenario in BKC is also a huge concern. A 2017 study of the G block of BKC indicates that around 50,000 vehicles enter the block during peak hours in a day.
MMRDA is laying special focus on establishing last-mile connectivity across Mumbai. It recently approved a plan for establishing a multi-modal integration at 30 stations of Metro 2A (Dahisar-dn Nagar) corridor and Metro 7 (Dahisar Eastandheri East) corridor, expected to be operational by May 2021.