In a first, a zebra crossing in the city will now be painted with reflective paint that will shine at night. This is being done at the junction outside Churchgate station by the Western India Automobile Association (WIAA). The association completes 99 years on October 17.

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It is for the first time that radium will be used to paint zebra crossings in the city. The radium will help the crossing to glow in the dark which will assist motorists in low light.

"We have written to the traffic police and the BMC about these reflective zebra crossings. We are working out a pilot project at the Churchgate station junction in this month," said Nitin Dossa, president, WIAA.

There are four heavy traffic junctions at Churchgate that are likely to be painted by the WIAA. Depending on the pilot project's success, the government agencies will consider taking it forward in rest of the city.

Zebra crossings across the city continually get wiped off and are barely visible. These reflective ones will be similar to the side barriers seen on highways.

Members from WIAA said that they have planned many more activities in the coming months as part of the association entering its centurion in 2017-18. Plans are being chalked out so far.

Some of these activities will take up issues of parking, decongesting and other traffic-related concerns of south Mumbai.

For this purpose, the WIAA will install electronic notice boards at various junctions in south Mumbai that will display the status of congested roads in real-time.

This is likely to start in the first week of November. The electronic notice board will also show other information such as diversions to be taken during heavy rains or at the time of accidents.

The display boards will also have slogans and traffic rules showcased on them.