P D'Mello Road

P D'Mello Road
Route information
Maintained by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Length: 6 km (4 mi)
Major junctions
North end: Barrister Nath Pai Marg and
Dockyard Road in Byculla
  Eastern Freeway in Wadi Bandar
Carnac Bridge in Masjid Bandar
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road in Dana Bandar
South end: Colaba Causeway in Fort
Location
States: Maharashtra
Districts: Mumbai City
Major cities: Mumbai
Highway system

P D'Mello Road is a 6 km long arterial north-south access road in Mumbai.[1][2][3] P D'Mello Road is the name of the 6km stretch between the south-end of the Eastern Freeway and the north-end of the Colaba Causeway.[1] The road comes under Mumbai's B Ward.[4]

As of 2009, daily traffic on the road averaged of 22,600 vehicles.[5]

History

On 23 January 2006, The Times of India reported that the State Government had decided to concretise, widen and remove slums from P D'Mello Road, as part of ongoing road improvements in Mumbai.[6]

The BMC began clearing slums in May 2007.[1] The road was widened and the footpath was made narrower in an effort to keep the shanties from being rebuilt. The total cost for the widening was estimated to be ₹51 crore (US$7.5 million).[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Shalini Nair (2007-05-09). "Hope to see you again, D'Mello". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  2. ↑ "Tanker breakdown clogs P D’Mello Road for 12 hours". The Indian Express. 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  3. ↑ Mateen Hafeez (2009-05-07). "Less chaos on P D'Mello road". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  4. ↑ Pal, Somita (2010-09-04). "These potholes won't be repaired". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  5. ↑ Chittaranjan Tembhekar (2009-04-05). "2.83 lakh vehicles ply Mumbai's roads daily". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  6. ↑ "Raze slums in two yrs: CM". The Times of India. TNN. 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  7. ↑ Pandurang Mhaske (2011-07-11). "P D'Mello Road to be widened by 1.5mts". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
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