Mumbai: In response to a serious incident on Friday afternoon, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun installing rumbler strips on the sharp turns of the Mrinal Tai Gore flyover extension. This decision follows a truck crashing into the bridge wall, which caused part of the sound barrier to collapse onto SV Road near Oshiwara market. The installation of these safety features aims to reduce the risk of future accidents in the area.
Now, after the accident, we have identified four spots, which have turns and slopes, and installed 15 mm-thick rumblers at two spots. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Mumbai | Silver Rate in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai | Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Petrol Price in Mumbai | Diesel Price in Mumbai | CNG Price in Mumbai | LPG Price in Mumbai Stay updated with the latest Mumbai news.
Besides, we will carry out repairs of the sound barriers too,” said a civic official. “We had put aggregates on the mastic surface to make it non-slippery, but there was criticism about the same. We will install these rumblers at two other spots too. We will install cautionary signboards and speed-limit boards too. Dhaval Shah of Lokhandwala Oshiwara Citizens Association pointed out that the civic body has installed rumblers on the downward slope on the east-to-west section, but skidding still remains an issue on many other sections of the flyover extension. Citizens had expressed concern about the accidents involving heavy vehicles on the flyover extension. Download the TOI App.