A study has identified 20 black spots across Mumbai roads and recommended solutions to make them safe. The key problems at these sites include encroached footpaths causing spillage of pedestrians on the roads, illegal parking, inadequate signage and missing road markings, according to the study conducted by IIT-B in collaboration with NGO United Way Mumbai and government machineries (With inputs from Rajendra B. Aklekar)
Updated On: 2023-04-06 11:52 AM IST
Compiled by : ronak mastakar
The study, titled ‘Slow Down’, identified various problems of enforcement--only seven out of 20 spots have signs specifying speed limits; critical road signage such as ‘speed limit’, ‘crash prone spot’ and ‘merging section ahead’ are missing at 11 locations; and are inappropriately placed at two locations. File pic
At seven locations, there were issues of side friction due to illegal roadside parking. Moreover, pedestrians were found walking on the road instead of footpaths at seven spots due to encroachment, the study stated. On the road engineering front, the study pointed to missing or faded road/lane markings at 17 locations; poor visibility at night at three locations; inadequate road signage at 11 locations; potential conflict points at merging sections at six locations. File Pic/Ashish Raje
The study recommended deployments of traffic wardens, removal of hawkers, increased CCTV surveillance and curbing illegal parking to address the problems at all the 20 sites. File Pic
The possible corrective measures in engineering include installation of signboards, painting road markings, creating/controlling pedestrian walkways with advance signs and zebra crossings. It recommended installing ‘accident prone spot’ boards at all 20 locations--one at least 50 meters ahead of the spot and another at the spot; constructing speed humps and rumble strips wherever missing. File Pic
The 20 black spots
Location 1: Eastern Express Highway, Near Ramabai Nagar Bus Stop, Near Sainagar Nala, Retiwala, Ghatkopar East
Location 2: Chheda Nagar and SCLR Bridge, Chheda Nagar, Bus Stop, Chembur East
Location 3: Towards sea link, Mahim Causeway junction, Near Bandra Chowkie, U-bridge, Western Express Highway, Bandra West
Location 4: Haji Ali junction
Location 5: City Bakery, Ghaffar Khan bridge, at Worli Naka
Location 6: In front of Sane Guruji Udyan, near Siddhivinayak Temple, Prabhadevi
Location 7: Opposite Sarswati Vidhya Mandir,Near Mahim Phatak, Senapati Bapat Road, Mahim
Location 8: Meghdoot Bridge, opposite Islam Gymkhana, NS Road, Marine Lines
Location 9: Barrister Nath Pai Road, Church signal, Canara Bank, In front of ATM, near Dockyard Station, Mazgaon
Location 10: Y Junction, Sion Bandra Link Road, Dharavi
Location 11: CST bridge, Near Kurla Bus Depot, Kurla West
Location 12: Shimpoli Naka Link Road, Shimpoli Gorai Road, near Shimpoli chowkie, Borivli West
Location 13: Near Sanjay Gandhi National Park gate, under flyover, Borivli East
Location 14: Near Metro mall, north-bound Magathane Depot, bridge junction, near Annex Mall, WEH, Borivli East
Location 15: Durga Nagar junction, JVLR, Jogeshwari
Location 16: Opposite Akbar Ali, Umarshi Bappa Chowk, Near Guru Prasad Bar, Sion Trombay Road, Chembur
Location 17: Amar Mahal junction, towards Thane, starting of Amar Mahal bridge
Location 18: Godrej Ghoda Gate signal, Thane-Mumbai way, Vikhroli East
Location 19: Near Airoli toll naka, before Airoli bridge, Thane-Mumbai Way, Airoli-Mulund Road
Location 20: Opposite IIT Bombay Main gate, IIT Bombay signal, Powai
