If you are travelling from Borivali, Kandivali or Malad to South Mumbai via the Western Express Highway (WEH), chances are, your blood pressure will shoot up a few notches.
MMRDA plans Rs 13-cr works on Western Express Highway to prevent landslide
A new wall will be built adjacent to Bandongari Hill to protect road and motorists from erosion and landslide
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has proposed about Rs 13 crore mitigation and stabilisation work of Bandongari Hill (Kandivali) on the Western Express Highway (WEH) to prevent it from landslide accidents.
It has recently floated tender inviting interested agencies for carrying out the work in nine months which may extend to monsoon season as well. A pre-bid meeting has also been arranged on December 23 and agencies can submit applications between December 14, 2020 and January 1, 2021 till 6pm.