Elevated road humps at busy junctions

“Underground utilities pose a big challenge while carrying out underground works in Mumbai. Road humps are therefore a better option,” said a senior official from BMC’s road department.

Road humps are elevated roads and unlike flyovers,their height is just above the ground level leaving just enough space for pedestrians to walk under them. “We have invited consultants who will carry out a feasibility study for the same,” R A Rajeev,additional municipal commissioner (roads) said.

Walker’s plaza near Crawford Market
To decongest the busy market area near Crawford Market,the BMC is considering teaming up its underground parking project with building a walkers’ plaza outside the market opposite the Police Commissioner’s Office. Crawford Market junction is one of the seven places in South Mumbai where the BMC will build underground parking lots at a cost of Rs 444 cr. “The area outside Crawford market is extremely chaotic as it is a hub for middle class shoppers. When the underground parking is being built,there is a possibility to convert the ground above it into a walkers’ plaza,” Rajeev said. The Urban Mass Transit Project is the consultant that is currently studying the feasibility of the project. Many cities in India and across the world have made crowded market junctions vehicle free but Mumbai,the financial capital of the country,is yet to have a walkers’ plaza.