Plan for 3 flyovers to ease Haji Ali junction gets traffic police nod.

After conducting a commuter density survey at Haji Ali junction, the Mumbai Traffic Police have given their nod to a proposal for three flyovers to decongest the junction as recommended by Mumbai Transportation Support Unit (MTSU), a state government-think tank.

Results of the survey, according to which a whopping 40,000 vehicles pass through the junction every 60 minutes during peak hours, have prompted the traffic police to take immediate steps to ease congestion in the area.

A third lane towards Peddar Road has been opened up in the mornings and an extra lane on north-bound road in the evenings, so that heavy traffic can clear easily. Meanwhile, to ease the congestion further, the police have put the Haji Ali junction signal on 'flasher' mode, so that the traffic of the south-bound road in the mornings and north-bound roads in the evenings can be allowed to pass on the instructions of the constable rather than signal timings.

The right turn near the Bridge Candy Hospital towards Haji Ali has also been closed in peak hours. 'Even one vehicle taking a right turn from the hospital towards Peddar Road blocks the entire lane. Motorists will now have to take a U-turn from the Cadbury junction,' said Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) B K Upadhyay.


THE INDIAN EXPRESS