BMC to spend Rs 2,806.80 crore on roads

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has provided funds of Rs 2,806.80 crore in the 2016-17 budget for the improvement of roads. Of this, Rs 1,340 crore has been given for cement concrete roads and Rs 1,466 crore for asphalt-mastic roads. In addition to this, 132 major junctions on roads will also be improved.

The major concrete roads proposed to be taken up this year are MG Road, Tardeo Road, Aacharya Donde Marg, GD Ambedkar Marg — all located in the island city. Improvement of side-strips and footpaths of Veera Desai Road and Achyutrao Patwardhan Road will be undertaken; and the concretisation of Shraddhanand Road in Western suburbs and Ghatkopar-Mankhurd-Link-Road, Andheri-Ghatkopar-Link-Road and LBS Marg in the Eastern suburbs has also been proposed. The asphalt roads that are to be revamped are the Nagindas Master Road, Dongarshi Road, Pratiksha Nagar Main Road and Old Prabhadevi Marg, which lie within city limits. While in the suburbs the MIDC Road, Pipeline Road, Marve Road at Madh Village, TPS Road all located in the Western suburbs and the AH Wadia Road, 10th Road Chembur, BP Cross Road No.4 in Eastern suburbs will be re-asphalted as well.

Around 132 important junctions on major roads will be strengthened with asphalt. Of them, 52 are in city area and will be improved at the cost of Rs 120 crore. Also, 45 in the Western suburbs and 25 in the Eastern suburbs will be strengthened at the cost of Rs 55 crore and Rs 26.4 crore respectively.

The street names and direction boards on arterial roads will be upgraded to “international standards” in the city at the cost of Rs 9.65 crore. The BMC has also proposed the reconstruction of flyover bridges near Charni Road railway station, JVPD circle and extension of Jogeshwari north and south flyovers. While Rs 130 crore has been provided for ROB at Goregaon-Mulund Link Road, Rs 10 crore have been provided for reconstruction of Hancock railway overbridge.