Mumbai: The BMC on Tuesday will start concretisation work on a 770m stretch between Mukesh Chowk and Priyadarshini Park on Nepean Sea Road as part of the first phase of the cement-concretisation road project.The BMC has obtained an NOC from the traffic police for the work, and has appealed to local residents and motorists to cooperate with the civic administration as temporary traffic changes and partial road closures will be carried out during this period. “We will be closing only one lane on the northbound carriageway and one on the southbound carriageway, while traffic will continue on the rest of the road. We will finish the work before monsoon,” said a civic official.Road concretisation works are ongoing in the island city and suburban areas under Phase 1 and 2. According to the BMC, in Phase 1, 77% of the targeted works have been completed, while in Phase 2, 52% of the works have been completed. Overall, 63% of the works have been completed.BMC municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani has instructed the administration to carry out road-wise micro-planning and complete work on the roads taken up for concretisation within the stipulated time frame. According to the civic body, necessary measures have been taken to minimize inconvenience to citizens.
