Potholes on this concrete road pick holes in BMC’s claims

Owing to the size of the potholes, the stretch is a nightmare for motorists.

Despite the road-widening carried out by the BMC in 2012, there are plenty of potholes on the 1.4-km stretch from the Dockyard Road railway station till the exit of the Eastern Expressway.

Though the BMC has said that only 43 potholes are yet to be repaired, one can easily count over 50 just on P D’mello Road. One of the largest potholes can be seen between the two exits of the Eastern Expressway. Apart from these potholes, traffic slows down because of random patches of paved blocks on various parts of the road, which has also caved in at several spots a little after the exit of the Eastern Expressway.

CM directs BMC to fill potholes in 15 days

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Tuesday issued directions to civic agencies to fill potholes in the city over the next 15 days. A BJP delegation led by Ashish Shelar, Bandra legislator and president of Mumbai unit of BJP, met Fadnavis regarding potholes on roads which are the responsibility of agencies such as the BMC, MMRDA and PWD. “The recent rain has led to a huge number of potholes, which is causing traffic jams. The CM directed the chief secretary to ask all the agencies to fill potholes in 15 days,” said Shelar.