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Mid-day impact: Mulund sleeps again as BMC removes noisy rumble strips
BMC removes noisy strips on road outside housing complex after residents complain of sleepless nights. The paper had earlier reported that five rumble strips installed along a 200-metre stretch near the MHADA signal were disturbing residents. Despite multiple complaints from 20 societies to various authorities, no action was taken
26 March,2025 07:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
Mumbai concrete road works will be of top quality, IAS officer to oversee them
The Maharashtra government is committed to ensuring that no concrete road work in Mumbai is of substandard quality, Industries Minister Uday Samant said on Tuesday in the legislative council
25 March,2025 09:06 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Aaditya Thackeray demands EOW probe into alleged Mumbai road scam
Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray has written to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, urging an Economic Offences Wing (EOW) investigation into the alleged 2023-24 road construction scam. He claims that despite tenders worth Rs 6,000 crore being floated, roadwork progress remains negligible.
23 March,2025 09:22 AM IST | Mumbai
Explore if BMC’s road work warrants EOW probe: Maharashtra Speaker
Amid concerns from leaders across parties about quality and work delays, Mumbai’s legislators will meet on Monday to discuss issue
22 March,2025 07:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Speaker asks if probe is needed into the cement concretisation work in Mumbai
On Friday, Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from both the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) raised concerns over the inferior quality of roads and the delays in the ongoing cement concretisation of roadworks across the city
21 March,2025 02:38 PM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Now, cracks surface on three-year-old Lokhandwala concrete roads in Mumbai
Following a report on cracked concrete roads in Andheri and Juhu, residents flag more spots in western suburbs. When mid-day visited this stretch on Sunday afternoon, several minor cracks were visible. At one spot, the road surface was uneven
17 March,2025 09:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
'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
BMC cracks down on footpath ramps to prioritise pedestrians
Civic body enforces ‘pedestrian-first’ policy, bars ramps obstructing walkability. Upon further investigation, mid-day found that the BMC is now strictly enforcing its “pedestrian-first” policy. Once the road, drains, and footpaths are completed, no ramps obstructing walkability will be permitted
10 March,2025 07:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Mid-Day Impact
Let there be light! MMRDA finally pays Rs 8 lakh bill for Naigaon ROB
Hours after our report highlighting the bridge that was shrouded in darkness for a fortnight, MMRDA finally clears dues
09 March,2025 07:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma
Fraud websites target motorists with fake OTPs for high-security plates
Officials say transport dept will release advertisement to alert citizens on how to avoid being duped by scamsters. Sources said with the deadline fast approaching, citizens are falling prey to fake websites and getting duped. “The fake websites are generating a QR code and sending an OTP like the original one, but charging double the money
07 March,2025 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar