MMRDA Faces Obstacles in Land Acquisition for Metro 6 Expansion
The acquisition of land necessary for the extension of Metro 6 beyond the Kanjurmarg depot is posing a considerable challenge for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). In order to carry out this expansion, MMRDA must get more than 3,000 square meters of railroad property for girders and stops along the path. With current […]
Proposed transit-oriented development on the Metro 3 route
The Development Plan (DP) has been amended by the state government’s Urban Development Department (UDD) to allow for transit-oriented development (TOD) along the subterranean Metro 3 route, which is being built by Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL). Builders that develop their buildings within 500 meters of the metro line and connect them with vestibules […]
Metro makes it to South Mumbai at last, with a successful trial run on the Metro 3 line
This week saw the first metro train on a pre-trial run into the island metropolis of Mumbai, marking a crucial milestone for the city’s metro rail system. The train left the Aarey metro station and made its way down the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz (Metro 3) corridor, which stretched all the way to Dadar. The trial run was […]
Approved for the tunnel’s launch shaft connecting the highway and Coastal Road
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has acquired the no objection certificate (NOC) for the construction of a launch shaft from the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) site near P D’Mello Road, which is a huge boost to the Orange Gate-Marine Drive tunnel project. 1.96 hectares total—0.71 hectares of permanent space and 1.25 hectares of […]
There will be traffic bottlenecks on the Western Express Highway in Kandivali, Mumbai, at least till August
A Medium article claims that because to the gas pipeline near the piling site, the expansion construction on the Akurli Underpass in Kandivali East, which had begun in 2019, was halted in June 2023. In contrast to the initial 40-day deadline, Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) took six months, according to Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority […]
MMRDA finds it difficult to get additional land for Metro 6 stations
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) needs land for Metro 6 in more places than merely the Kanjurmarg depot. The planning body is having difficulty obtaining more than 3,000 square metres of railway property to build girders and stations for this metro line that connects Swami Samarth Nagar and Vikhroli. In reality, the forest […]
MMRDA Sets Up A 24-Hour Control Room For The Next Monsoon Season
For the impending monsoon season, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has set up a Control Room. The Control Room will be open from June 1, 2024, until September 30, 2024, twenty-four hours a day. The Control Room seeks to reduce any annoyance resulting from a variety of sources, including potholes, waterlogging, accidents, tree […]
MMRDA’s readiness for the monsoon: 300 engineers and labourers to provide security at Metro locations
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has sent 300 engineers and staff to Metro installations in preparation for the impending monsoon in order to maintain security. To respond quickly to any catastrophe, it has formed 19 emergency response teams, each with 10 personnel and an engineer. Furthermore, eighteen emergency centers, seventeen ambulances, and maintenance […]
The opposition blames the government of election ploy before of the Vidhan Sabha polls for the delayed opening of the Mumbai Coastal Road
The much-discussed and much anticipated Mumbai Coastal Road Project has faced yet another delay as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has revealed an updated schedule for the road’s full opening. Travellers will have to wait until October 2024 to complete the journey from Marine Drive to Worli, even though a section of the northbound lane […]
Mumbai Metro lines 2A and 7 record 100 million riders combined
Since opening, the elevated Mumbai Metro Lines 2A and 7 have seen a total of 100 million riders. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which is in charge of running and maintaining these metro lines, claims that the 100 million ridership threshold shows how popular these services are becoming even though they have only […]