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Mumbai Traffic

Contributed by Mr. Rajendra Mehta

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First of all, I must congratulate Mumbai Traffic Police for their patience in managing traffic not only during festive season but on a day to day basis. The constables who are their on the streets of Mumbai really put all of efforts to manage traffic in return of a very little recognition.

I have tried to look at the traffic problem between Nariman Point to Andheri to begin with special attention to Mahim/ Bandra. If successful, similar study can also be done at other location. The below mentioned study is keeping in mind that it will take some time for infrastructure to be in place and in the meanwhile lot of congestion may take place due to construction activities. We have always divided our roads in two parts. Maybe, because there was never a need to look at it in a different way. However, with increasing traffic, we need to think out of the box and one such measure is to divide road in three parts. As Mumbai is a linear city, movement of traffic is mainly in one direction. As such, for optimum utilization of road, we may look at option of dividing roads in three parts. An experiment for the same can be made at Bandra – Mahim creek bridge, wherein two lanes can be used for south bound traffic and one towards north bound up to 2 pm and two lanes can be used for north bound traffic and one towards south bound post 2 pm.

TRAFFIC MEASURES

Short Term Measures

• North bound one way from Babulnath to Haji Ali on Peddar Road
• North bound one way from Worli Naka to Mahim Church on Dr. Anne Besant Road
• South bound one way from Mahim Church to Haji Ali on Tulsi Pipe Road
• South bound one way from Haji Ali towards Kennedy Bridge
• South bound one way from Kennedy Bridge towards Churchgate at Maharshi Karve Rd
• No Right Turn from Mahim Church to Bandra
• No Right Turn from Bandra Reclamation to Mahim
• No left turn from Bandra East Flyover to Mahim church side
• No Right Turn from Shivsagar Estate at Worli towards Haji Ali
• One way on Cooper Hospital/ Alfa Road from SV Road to Cooper Hospital
• Minimise Right turn at various road e.g. Glaxo Junction, Bandra Linking Road
• No heavy vehicles to be allowed on bridges as far as possible

Phase II on success of above

• Complete One way on Linking Road towards North
• Complete One way on Mithibai College Road towards South
• Connect Bandra (W) station with Bandra east-west link

Mid Term Measures

• A Motor sub way below western express highway opposite Milan sub way
• A flyover connecting Andheri flyover to Regency Hotel Turn
• Joining Bandra Station west to Tulsi Pipe Road at Mahim
• A road between Juhu Lane and Bhavan’s college at Andheri (W)

Here is a diagram of the proposed traffic management as suggested above.

Please leave your comments / suggestions on this design for easing our traffic problems.