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Not A Boon, Breach Candy Residents Suffer Massive Traffic Jams Due To The Coastal Road

It has been almost a month since part of the project was inaugurated and the residents of Breach Candy are experiencing some of the worst traffic jams.

by Tooba Shaikh
Not A Boon, Breach Candy Residents Suffer Massive Traffic Jams Due To The Coastal Road

The Mumbai Coastal Road Project was widely hailed as a much-needed infrastructure project. Many believed that it would alleviate traffic congestion in certain areas. However, almost a month since part of the project was inaugurated, residents of Breach Candy are experiencing some of the worst traffic jams. Many have raised concerns about the planning of the structure and have alleged that it is not built in an environmentally friendly manner.

Coastal Road Causes Massive Traffic Jams At Breach Candy

According to an article which was recently published by The Free Press Journal or the FPJ, residents of the Bhulabai Desai Road have been complaining of increased traffic congestion since the Mumbai Coastal Road opened.

The article also stated that many people have alleged that the reclamation built there is not environmentally friendly and is a waste of crores of rupees of public money. The article also stated that the Breach Candy Locality Forum wrote to the traffic department about the same.

Breach Candy Locality Forum is an Advance Locality Management or ALM of South Mumbai. It has around 450 buildings under its purview. The area used to be sea-facing but now faces the Coastal Road. 

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Residents Have Raised Concerns Over The Congestion In Area

The area already witnesses an influx of traffic owing to the temples and hospitals in the area. Since the inauguration of the Coastal Road, residents say that the traffic congestion is worse than ever.

As per a Breach Candy ALM member cited in the FPJ article, it takes a whopping 20 minutes just to take a U-turn from St. Stephen’s Church at peak hours. Many residents have also alleged that the green spaces, which were the environment-friendly facets of the bridge, have now been turned into concretised lands.

They claim that the reclamation between Worli and Nepean Sea Road lacks enough green cover. A resident of the Bhulabai Desai Road cited in the FPJ article claimed that it was a waste of public money.

Also Read: PM To Inaugurate Mumbai Coastal Road Partially; 9Km Stretch To Be Accesible For Public From Feb 20

Do you think the Mumbai Coastal Road Project was a necessity? How has its opening affected you? Let us know in the comments section below!

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