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BMC to install escalators to avoid accident on Santacruz-Chembur link road near Kurla

Santacruz-Chembur link road is around 46 metres wide at that stretch and there is huge vehicular movements most of the time.

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In order to prevent accident on Santacruz-Chembur link road near Buddha Colony in Kuala while crossing the road, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)  has decided to set up escalators on both side of an existing foot-over-bridge. The existing bridge was transferred to BMC in 2015 by MMRDA.

Santacruz-Chembur link road is around 46 metres wide at that stretch and there is huge vehicular movements most of the time. Since children as well as senior citizens face trouble to climb the foot-over-bridge,  they tend cross the road even jumping the divider of the road. "We have found that several people especially children cross the road by jumping the divider. This is dangerous as they can meet with an accident," said a senior engineer from the Bridge department of BMC.

He added that to prevent accident,  the civic body had decided to construct escalators on both end of the existing foot-over-bridge. 
The proposal will come up for discussion at the standing Committee meeting on Monday. As per the proposal,  the escalators will be set up with an estimated cost of Rs 2.62 crores and in a six month time from the award of contract,  the escalators will be set up.

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