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[stuart mill]

Published on September 15 2006,Page 2

ROUGH RIDE AHEAD
Of the 11 flyovers that HT visited on Thursday, at least five were in bad shape. While some had huge potholes, leading to traffic jams, others weren’t level. Interlocking tiles in some cases had sunk, while in others, the tar surface had eroded completely







Over R.K. Studio junction at Anushakti Nagar on Sion-Trombay Road PROBLEMS: First developed problems in February 2004, when a metre-long slab collapsed. Deterioration due to use by heavy vehicles was blamed. Flyover still closed for heavy vehicles. Opened in 2000, it was built in 14 months and was part of Mumbai Traffic Improvement Mega Project. LENGTH: 667 metres COST: Rs 10.6 crore OUR ENGINEERS SUPERVISE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLYOVER WHEN IT IS BEING BUILT. WE ALSO CARRY OUT ALL NECESSARY CONTROL CHECKS. SHARAD SABNIS Executive Engineer, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Source: MSRDC website; Reporting: RAJENDRA AKLEKAR; HT PHOTOS: DIPAK HAZRA, VIJAYANAND GUPTA, RAJENDRA From Eastern Express Highway to LBS Road over the railway line near Kanjurmarg. PROBLEMS: The flyover is being widened and one lane is being used for two-way traffic. However, the road surface is very bad, with divider blocks strewn all over and huge craters. The road is particularly dangerous at night as there are no streetlights. This is a part of the bigger project of widening Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road. This is Section 3 of the project LENGTH: 250 metres COST: Rs 83 crore LIST OF 11 FLYOVERS VISITED BY HT Gandhi Nagar junction, LBS Road Railway flyover on Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road, Kanjurmarg On Eastern Express Highway Vikhroli Junction, Godrej Junction, Ghatkopar-Mankhurd, Ghatkopar Chembur, Chembur-Kurla, Mankhurd Junction, BARC flyover, RCF Junction, Sion Junction.
TOMORROW: We inspect flyovers in the western suburbs.
RAILWAY FLYOVER, Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road, Kanjurmarg SION JUNCTION, Eastern Express Highway Over Eastern Express Highway, starting from Sion Hospital to Everard Nagar near Chunabhatti. LENGTH: 1,100 metres; COST: Rs 30 crore PROBLEMS: Uneven surface, joints are bumpy. Potholes unevenly filled up RCF JUNCTION, Eastern Express Highway Crosses over Eastern Express Highway, carrying heavy traffic from Wadala Truck Terminus. PROBLEMS: Interlocking tiles have given way, slowing traffic. LENGTH: 450 metres COST: Rs 10 crore From Vikhroli Link Road to Powai Road Length: 550 metres DETAILS: Part of a bigger project to widen JogeshwariVikhroli Link Road. This is Section 2 of the project. COST: Rs 83 crore PROBLEMS: This is a six-lane, one-way flyover. But it’s now used for two-way traffic as Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road is being built. Flyover has developed many potholes at the Powai end, causing traffic snarls. Some potholes have been filled up, but it’s still a bumpy ride.
GANDHI NAGAR JUNCTION FLYOVER BARC FLYOVER





Over R.K. Studio junction at Anushakti Nagar on Sion-Trombay Road PROBLEMS: First developed prob- lems in February 2004, when a metre-long slab collapsed. Deterioration due to use by heavy vehicles was blamed. Flyover still closed for heavy vehicles. Opened in 2000, it was built in 14 months and was part of Mumbai Traffic Improvement Mega Project. LENGTH: 667 metres COST: Rs 10.6 crore OUR ENGINEERS SUPERVISE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLYOVER WHEN IT IS BEING BUILT. WE ALSO CARRY OUT ALL NECESSARY CONTROL CHECKS. SHARAD SABNIS Executive Engineer, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Source: MSRDC website; Reporting: RAJENDRA AKLEKAR; HT PHOTOS: DIPAK HAZRA, VIJAYANAND GUPTA, RAJENDRA From Eastern Express Highway to LBS Road over the railway line near Kanjurmarg. PROBLEMS: The flyover is being widened and one lane is being used for two-way traffic. However, the road surface is very bad, with divider blocks strewn all over and huge craters. The road is particularly dangerous at night as there are no street- lights. This is a part of the bigger project of widening Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road. This is Section 3 of the project LENGTH: 250 metres COST: Rs 83 crore LIST OF 11 FLYOVERS VISITED BY HT Gandhi Nagar junction, LBS Road Railway flyover on Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road, Kanjurmarg On Eastern Express Highway Vikhroli Junction, Godrej Junction, Ghatkopar-Mankhurd, Ghatkopar- Chembur, Chembur-Kurla, Mankhurd Junction, BARC flyover, RCF Junction, Sion Junction. TOMORROW: We inspect flyovers in the western suburbs. RAILWAY FLYOVER, Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road, Kanjurmarg SION JUNCTION, Eastern Express Highway Over Eastern Express Highway, starting from Sion Hospital to Everard Nagar near Chunabhatti. LENGTH: 1,100 metres; COST: Rs 30 crore PROBLEMS: Uneven surface, joints are bumpy. Potholes unevenly filled up RCF JUNCTION, Eastern Express Highway Crosses over Eastern Express Highway, carrying heavy traffic from Wadala Truck Terminus. PROBLEMS: Interlocking tiles have given way, slowing traffic. LENGTH: 450 metres COST: Rs 10 crore From Vikhroli Link Road to Powai Road Length: 550 metres DETAILS: Part of a bigger project to widen Jogeshwari- Vikhroli Link Road. This is Section 2 of the project. COST: Rs 83 crore PROBLEMS: This is a six-lane, one-way flyover. But it’s now used for two-way traffic as Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road is being built. Flyover has devel- oped many potholes at the Powai end, causing traffic snarls. Some potholes have been filled up, but it’s still a bumpy ride. GANDHI NAGAR JUNCTION FLYOVER BARC FLYOVER

[stuart mill]

io quando arrivai in India, dopo 5 minuti sul taxi, iniziai a rassegnarmi alla morte: le strade sono micidiali, i guidatori bravissimi ma spericolati, come se dovessero morire lo stesso durante la corsa...
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