Malad flyover offers no respite for motorists

MUMBAI: The recent commissioning of three lanes of the proposed six-lane flyover near Times of India junction in Malad does not seem to havehelped motorists save time.

The flyover was supposed to bring down time taken to cross the junction to five minutes from the earlier 25 minutes. However, it still takes 15 minutes for the north-bound traffic to clear this junction in the evening peak hours.

According to MSRDC chief engineer Subhash Nage, the second half of the flyover is expected to be ready by June 30, 2010 and motorists could continue to face traffic woes till such time.

Amit Raje, a resident of Borivli, said he and his friends have got no respite from traffic jams as only one lane is opened for north-bound traffic in the evening. read more...