Traffic cop-MMRDA row delays Kherwadi flyover

MUMBAI: The construction of a flyover at the Kherwadi junction was supposed to start by October 28, but work is yet to begin. And the delay seems to be the fallout of lack of coordination between the planning and implementing authority, MMRDA, and the traffic police.

The flyover, which is aimed at decongesting traffic on the Western Express Highway in Bandra (E), was originally supposed be completed by 2007, but the authorities failed to get a no-objection certificate from the traffic police till recently. The BMC also took inordinately long to cover the stormwater drains for vehicles to use the path to enter the service road.

After MMRDA additional metropolitan commissioner Ashwini Bhide announced a fortnight ago that the work would begin by October 28, traffic authorities conducted a mock drill in the area on October 17 to gauge the problems that may arise during the constructions.

But since then, there has been no headway. Apparently, the traffic police have stalled the work as the MMRDA has not yet complied with its demand. "We asked the MMRDA to instruct its contractor to put up necessary diversion and no-parking signs at strategic points on and around the Western Express Highway. Those boards are crucial to ensure that motorists are aware of all the diversions and do not miss any turn or it may lead to huge snarls. Jams on the highway will affect traffic to and from the airports," said senior inspector Pradeep Temkar.

MMRDA officials, however, maintained they should have been told earlier. They seem to be upset that the traffic police have not yet finalized the road arrangements though the work order for the Rs 28-crore project was issued in May. "We will undertake the work as soon as the traffic police give us the green signal," said Dilip Kawathkar, joint project director, public relations, MMRDA.

Civic activists are incensed by the delay. "The authorities had enough time to execute the preparatory work for traffic management," civic activist Mohammed Afzal said. Anil Joseph, an activist from Bandra, said, "I suspect the delay is a deliberate act on the part of politicians who want to perform the bhoomi poojan just when the elections are round the corner."

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