The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has restored the caved-in road portion of Netaji Subhashchandra Marg, near Girgaum Chowpatty in the city. The road portion was caved in because of a pipeline burst on the morning of August 24. Now the road has been reopened for traffic.
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Only 52 potholes on 652 newly-built Mumbai roads: Report
Mumbai's 652 newly-constructed roads have only 52 potholes, SGS India private Ltd, a Switzerland - based third party auditor, has stated in its report submitted to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. According to the report, it found only 52 potholes, which disturbed just a fraction — 0.028 per cent — of the total area of roads built by contractors under its supervision.
BMC to concretise major roads in Mumbai
The master plan of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to concretise major roads in the city and then lay asphalt on them is under preparation. This will involve road tendering contracts worth Rs 7,000 crore over the next four years. The size of each road contract is likely to be raised to Rs 300 crore from Rs 165 crore so far.
BMC to try PMB technology to repair roads
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is considering the Polymer Modified Bitumen (PMB) technology to repair the city roads. BMC, which faced immense flak for the non-motorable condition of the Western and Eastern Express Highways, is keeping its hopes on this technology to repair and maintain Mumbai roads. PMB technology has kept the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) going without a crater for over four years.
BMC to count vehicles first before taking road works
In a first of its kind in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to conduct vehicle counts on roads in the city before taking up any road infrastructure project. The civic body has decided to buy at least two vehicle-counting machines to start with and these will be installed on those particular roads which may require infrastructural changes.
Mumbai Port to earn rent from land given to BMC
Media reports indicate that the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) may earn Rs 10 crore rent from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for leasing
a 2,200-sq-m plot on Reay Road for 30 years. MbPT would allot the land on a licence basis to the civic body for the proposed stormwater pumping station at the Britannia Outfall at RetiBunder on Reay Road
BMC to submit city development plan to state govt
In the next few weeks, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) would submit its City Development Plan (CDP) report to the Maharashtra government for approval. The report details all the civic infrastructure projects that the civic body intends to undertake from 2015 to 2025 and the estimated funds needed for them. Through this report, BMC would seek fund from the union government ministries for its various civic projects in the next 10 years. Media reports indicate that BMC plans
Govt clears 3 parking lot projects
Under the revised parking floor space index (FSI) policy, the Maharashtra government approved three parking lot projects for over 1,300 vehicles. The new lots are at Altamount Road (behind Jaslok Hospital), and in Ghatkopar and Mulund (LBS Marg).
According to media reports, the lots would be a huge relief for people as parking space in the city
Mumbai’s Marine Drive to be re-built at Rs 150 cr
Deviating from its original plan to resurface the 4.3 km-long arterial boulevard Nariman Point-Girgaum Chowpatty at Rs 36 crore, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is going to reconstruct it at a cost of Rs 150 crore. The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) made a presentation on this proposal before the BMC last Friday. While presenting the 2012-13 financial outlay for the city, then civic commissioner Subodh Kumar had proposed resurfacing the road.
Mumbai’s 3 central railway stations to get ROBs
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) got the green light from the Railways to build road overbridges (ROBs) at three central railway stations in Mumbai. This will help streamline traffic flow in the busy pockets of the suburbs. An officer of the BMC's Bridges Department said on June 28 that the railways has said that it would cooperate with the BMC to construct three bridges at Vidyavihar, Vikhroli and Nahur railway stations.