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Speed up road projects across Maharashtra: Shinde tells officials

Speed up road projects across Maharashtra: Shinde tells officials

During a review meeting, Eknath Shinde highlighted that 31 kilometres of concrete work on the Mumbai-Nashik highway remain unfinished. He called for urgent action to speed up work on stalled projects, including those at Pimpalasa Charoti and the railway overbridge, an official statement said

30 May,2025 08:04 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Road concretisation: Here’s why Mumbai has road rage!

Road concretisation: Here’s why Mumbai has road rage!

BMC announced a May 31 deadline for completing concreting work of all dug up roads, yet a test drive by mid-day just over a week before deadline reveals that it would take nothing short of a miracle to complete work by the month-end

24 May,2025 09:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
'All ongoing road works in Mumbai to be completed by May 31'

'All ongoing road works in Mumbai to be completed by May 31'

In cases where sections of a road remain unfinished after concrete laying, the remaining areas should be completed using mastic asphalt to ensure the road is fit for smooth traffic, instructed Abhijit Bangar

22 May,2025 03:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Road concretisation: BMC officials set May 20 deadline for PQC work completion

Road concretisation: BMC officials set May 20 deadline for PQC work completion

To meet the deadline, BMC engineers must visit the work sites, monitor progress, and ensure that contractors follow the timeline. Any issues must be quickly reported to the senior officials, an official statement said

06 May,2025 07:10 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: BMC suspends engineer, fines contractor over shoddy concreting work

Mumbai: BMC suspends engineer, fines contractor over shoddy concreting work

Civic body fined the road contractor Rs 50 lakh; the concreting was done at 34th road in Bandra West; the civic body also issued a fine of Rs 50 lakh to the road contractor, while the quality control agency has been fined Rs 25 lakh

02 May,2025 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Mumbai's dug-up roads: ‘We must hold authorities accountable’

Mumbai's dug-up roads: ‘We must hold authorities accountable’

Activists, residents say high time some answers and responsibility were forced out of authorities for paralysing city with haphazardly dug roads

26 April,2025 07:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Matunga to Lokhandwala: Citywide road digging puts Mumbaikars at risk

Matunga to Lokhandwala: Citywide road digging puts Mumbaikars at risk

Citizens and service providers express disbelief at how haphazard road work has made some areas in the city completely unreachable in case of emergency

24 April,2025 11:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
Mumbai: 50-year-old biker dies after skidding on road work debris in Bandra

Mumbai: 50-year-old biker dies after skidding on road work debris in Bandra

Man allegedly skidded on debris from road work at Bandra West and came directly under dumper; according to the family, the dumper driver hit him from behind, causing him to get stuck under the front tire

23 April,2025 06:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Mumbai's dug-up roads raise questions: Why no sign of signage, BMC?

Mumbai's dug-up roads raise questions: Why no sign of signage, BMC?

Activists and lawyers cite court order that mandates boards displaying details of start and end of infra work at site, yet city road work doesn’t sport a single such sign

23 April,2025 06:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
Mumbai's dug-up roads: Who took my footpath?

Mumbai's dug-up roads: Who took my footpath?

Citizens from the length and breadth of Mumbai are united in their fury over pavements disappearing because of unhinged digging and plain official apathy. mid-day and its readers ask just why has BMC become so callous about citizens’ safety

22 April,2025 10:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day

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