Changing City: T-shaped flyover at Mith Chowky likely to be ready by 2024-end

The T-shaped flyover Mith Chowky will cater only to light-weight vehicles as Metro lines are passing over the road

Mumbai is one of the most congested cities in the world, largely due to limited space (File)

Mith Chowky, the four-arm junction infamous for its traffic snarls in Malad (West), will soon get a T-shaped flyover, exclusively for light-weight vehicles, in Mumbai’s western suburbs by the end of 2024, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) sources.

Why Mith Chowky?

The Mith Chowky is one of the most important traffic junctions on Mumbai suburbs that records a heavy flow of traffic from Madh Island, Kandivali, Borivali, Andheri and Versova coming from its four sides. Due to heavy vehicular density, the junction has become a choke-point where motorists spend as much as 20 minutes by standing at the congestion.

How will the flyover bring in respite?

The T-shaped flyover will cater to vehicles travelling towards the eastern and southern side of the junction, which will take off the load from the existing main road below and will also reduce waiting time as well.

Features of the bridge:

The bridge will be 800 metres long and will have three arms with its western arm originating from the Girdhar Park bridge above the Malad Creek and will pass above the traffic junction making its landing at St Joseph’s School, where the eastern arm will merge with the main carriageway of the road. Towards the southern side, the arm will make its landing on SV Road, from where motorists can travel towards Andheri-South Mumbai.

Other features:

Civic officials said that the bridge will cater to one-way traffic only since it has a limited width. The bridge will pass beneath the Metro 2A lines and will originate between Malad and Dahanakurwadi stations.

Cost:

Though earlier, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has estimated the project cost at Rs 53 crore it has been escalated to Rs 65 crore. The construction work is ongoing and BMC is aiming for a year-end deadline.

Administration speaks:

“This bridge will cater to light weight vehicles only and will be a solution to the congestion woes in the area. Also, since we have Metro lines passing over, there is a restriction on height, therefore, heavy vehicles will not be allowed on the bridge and only the road below will cater to heavy vehicles and buses,” said an official from the Bridges Department.

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