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Road concretisation: BMC begins crackdown on substandard works
The Mumbai civic body has taken strict action against contractors and suppliers involved in substandard concrete road work, officials said
16 April,2025 05:34 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
BMC working to make Mumbai roads pothole-free: Eknath Shinde
Eknath Shinde along with BMC officials and civic commissioner Bhushan Gagrani reviewed the road concretisation works in parts of the city on Tuesday evening
15 April,2025 09:14 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: Slippery Lalbaug flyover turns into nightmare for bikers
Riders complain of skidding, backaches, mishaps as uneven patchwork makes flyover unsafe. Many regular commuters have reported backaches due to the poor road conditions. “We have been facing this issue since last monsoon. There have been accidents due to the uneven roads
01 April,2025 07:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
'Engineers must be present on site during roadworks in Mumbai'
The ongoing cement concreting works are currently at a midpoint stage. Senior officials from the municipal corporation, along with experts from IIT-Bombay and representatives from the Quality Monitoring Agency (QMA), have been visiting the sites where the concretisation work is underway
14 March,2025 01:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Massive parking lot planned at Haji Ali as Coastal Road nears completion
CM Devendra Fadnavis directs BMC to build a 1200-vehicle capacity facility, while Deputy CM Eknath Shinde pushes for a helipad on the new road
05 March,2025 08:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Mumbai
BMC begins removing mastic layer from Coastal Road
The layer will be removed over the next few days, and fresh asphalt will be laid within the next one to two days, BMC said
22 February,2025 08:07 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Vasai motorcyclist fabricated story of leopard attack
A Vasai motorcyclist's claim of a leopard attack was found to be false after a forest department inquiry. The man admitted he fell off his bike due to a pothole, while another worker spread a fake cheetah photo online.
24 January,2025 09:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
BMC fines contractors after cracks appear on newly constructed concrete roads
The BMC also issued notices to the 91 engineers responsible for monitoring the work
03 January,2025 04:00 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Thane: Begging bowls out, potholes filled in Diva
Residents’ novel act of begging to raise money for pothole repairs spurs local civic officials to act the same day
20 September,2024 06:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Faisal Tandel
BMC appoints IIT Bombay to oversee quality of 701-km concrete roads
In a statement, the BMC said it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the IIT Bombay for checking the quality of cement concrete road works
11 September,2024 08:55 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent