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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has approved an INR 20 crore project this week to redesign 48 high-risk road junctions across Mumbai in collaboration with the Mumbai Traffic Police. These intersections were identified through a survey by the World Resources Institute India (WRI India) and the Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) in 2021-22. The improvements will include widening footpaths, installing dedicated lanes, reducing crossing distances, and calming traffic. Key spots include the Sion-Panvel Expressway, Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road and King Circle.
The BMC is taking a proactive step to address frequently occurring accidents by choosing to redesign specific road junctions known as "black spots". Working in partnership with the Mumbai Traffic Police, the civic body has drawn up a list of 48 such locations city-wide for infrastructure upgrades. A budget of INR 20 crore has been sanctioned for the plan, with tenders expected to be floated soon and possible involvement of international design agencies. Advertisement
The redesign will serve multiple user groups including pedestrians, cyclists, two-wheelers and cars. Among the busy junctions set for redevelopment are those along the Sion-Panvel Highway, Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road and Western Express Highway, as well as urban nodes like Baiganwadi Signal, Sakinaka and King Circle.
Earlier, the WRI India and GDCI conducted a survey of these intersections in 2021-22, during which they recommended infrastructure changes such as shorter pedestrian crossing spans, widened footpaths, designated lanes and physical controls like speed humps and rumble strips. The BMC noted that one objective is to give pedestrians appropriate infrastructure so that they can walk, wait and cross roads safely thereby reducing head-on collisions and improving safety for all road users.
The flagged junctions also include Amar Mahal Junction (Tilak Nagar), Kalanagar Chowk (Bandra East), N. S. Phadke Marg (Andheri East), and Priyadarshini Traffic Chowk (Sion-Chembur), among others. These form part of the broader "Road Safety in Mumbai" initiative aimed at lowering casualties and making the city's roads safer. Previously, the BMC had identified 20 such intersections for redesign; this new list expands the effort.
Given the number of locations and the complexity of redesigning busy junctions, the undertaking is one of the more structured efforts in recent years by the BMC to shift from reactive response after crashes to preventive planning.
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