North arm of Barfiwala flyover to be opened to public in June

MUMBAI: The northern arm of the 190-metre flyover at Barfiwala junction in Andheri will be opened to the public in June. The two-lane arm will allow motorists to travel up to Juhu Lane without having to stop at any signal.
Around 13 commercial structures had to be resettled and private lands acquired before work on the flyover commenced. The flyover, being built at a cost of Rs 42 crore, will provide unhindered east-west connectivity.The southern arm of the flyover will take some more time and should be ready by the end of the year, said MMRDA joint project director, Dilip Kawathkar.- Ashley D'Mello this year proving a boon to thousands of motorists who can drive to Juhu Lane and onto Tipu Sultan Chowk on the Juhu Vile Parle Scheme without any signal.
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority(MMRDA) additional metropolitan commissioner, Ashwini Bhide said that the project has been built after overcoming hurdles like the shifting of numerous underground utilities like water pipes and power and telephone lines.In addition there was also the work of acquiring private lands. Several structures had to be resettled. "The flyover will save time and fuel for thousands of vehicle owners'', she said.
MMRDA joint project director, Dilip Kawathkar pointed out that they had to resettle and rehabilitate 13 commercial structures. Several of the structures there were found to be ineligible for rehabilitation.The flyover being built at a cost of Rs 42 crores will provide unhindred East West connectivity and will ease the problems of the motorists during the monsoon.
"The delay in the construction of the flyover was due to the problems on the ground.All the resettlement has to be completed before work on the flyover could progress, said Kawathkar.The Southern arm of the flyover will take some more time and should be ready before the end of the year, he said.