Fourteen days after one lane of Madam Cama Road, opposite Mantralaya, was closed due to a burst water pipeline, the main road was finally reopened for traffic on Friday. The reopening was facilitated by placing metal plates over the affected area to allow vehicular movement.
On September 12, a major water pipeline along Madam Cama Road burst, causing a 40-meter stretch of the cement concrete road to cave in. The British-era pipeline was repaired within two days. However, despite the quick repair, the road remained barricaded, leading to significant traffic jams and inconvenience for thousands of motorists, office-goers, and visitors to the state secretariat.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) road department had earlier stated that curing the cement concrete road would require two to three days. Due to this, the road closure persisted even after the pipeline repairs were completed.
To ease the traffic congestion, the BMC placed metal plates on the affected stretch on Thursday night, temporarily reopening the lane for traffic movement. A BMC official commented, “The curing is still underway. The metal plates are put over it in order to open the road for traffic movement, as the closure was causing traffic jams. The metal plates are temporary and will be removed once the curing of the cement concrete road is completed.”
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