BMC's Mega Plan: 6-Meter Wall on Bridge to Ease Eastern Suburbs Traffic

• BMC initiates a 1,635 crore project to build a 4.24 km flyover on LBS Road from Kurla to Ghatkopar.
• The new flyover aims to significantly reduce severe traffic congestion in Mumbai's eastern suburbs.
• Utilizing modern steel girders and RCC deck slabs, the flyover will be 3.91 km long with additional landing ramps.
• It will bypass critical choke points like Andheri-Ghatkopar Link Road junction and Ghatkopar railway station.
• The four-lane, 16.5-meter wide flyover is expected to be completed in four years, ensuring smoother traffic flow.

Why It Matters: BMC's 1,635 crore flyover project promises to end traffic woes in Mumbai's eastern suburbs.