States: Maharashtra Length 6 km Major cities Mumbai | Districts: Mumbai City District Mumbai City district | |
North end: Barrister Nath Pai Marg and
Dockyard Road in Byculla South end: Colaba Causeway in Fort | ||
P D'Mello Road is a 6 km long arterial north-south access road in Mumbai. P D'Mello Road is the name of the 6km stretch between the south-end of the Eastern Freeway and the north-end of the Colaba Causeway. The road comes under Mumbai's B Ward.
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Map of P D'Mello Rd, Mumbai, Maharashtra
As of 2009, daily traffic on the road averaged of 22,600 vehicles.
History
On 23 January 2006, The Times of India reported that the State Government had decided to concretise, widen and remove slums from P D'Mello Road, as part of ongoing road improvements in Mumbai.
The BMC began clearing slums in May 2007. The road was widened and the footpath was made narrower in an effort to keep the shanties from being rebuilt. The total cost for the widening was estimated to be ₹51 crore (US$7.6 million).
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P D'Mello Road Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA