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Chedda Nagar junction set to decongest as new flyover arm opens
More than 60,000 vehicles use the Chheda Nagar junction every day and the newly opened stretch will decongest the clogged junction and ease traffic flow in the morning and evening rush hours
Updated on Oct 13, 2024 06:38 AM IST
Two bikers killed in separate accidents on EEH
A 28-year-old karate teacher and a 32-year-old man from Thane died when their two-wheelers crashed into breakdown vehicles on the Eastern Express Highway on Friday. The police said in both cases, the vehicle owners had not put up any breakdown warnings such as warning triangles
Updated on Jul 14, 2024 07:12 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
28-year-old Mulund resident dies after being hit by car on EEH
28-year-old Dhiren Nagpal from Mulund died in a road accident on EEH. Activists blame non-functioning signal. Police investigating driver's role.
Updated on May 20, 2024 07:18 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
41 trees cut, poisoned along EEH in Ghatkopar E, FIR registered
Pant Nagar police have registered a case on the complaint filed by Krishna Lambe, who works with the garden unit of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Updated on Apr 20, 2024 09:17 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
56-year-old man succumbs to hit-and-run incident on EEH
The incident occurred when the victim was attempting to cross the road to catch a bus home to Navi Mumbai. The Vikhroli police are investigating the matter and are reviewing CCTV footage from the area to identify the unknown biker.
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 09:56 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
One killed, two injured in car crash on EEH
When they reached the Airoli flyover bridge near Mulund, a speeding dumper playing ahead of them suddenly pressed brakes, and to avoid collision with the truck, the driver, Vakil Mansabali Khan, 53, took a right turn and hit the road divider. As the car was at high speed, it jumped the divider, landed in the opposite lane, and crashed into a tempo coming from the opposite direction, said a police officer
Updated on Nov 02, 2023 08:24 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
Man dies, son hurt after bus rams their two-wheeler
According to the police, the incident occurred at Cadbury Junction on the Eastern Express Highway, Thane, around 3 pm, when Rakesh Bangera, 52, a bank employee, and Vishal Rakesh Bangera, 17, were hit by a private bus coming from the same direction
BMC officer, security guard die in separate accidents on EEH
Police officials said the BMC official died after the autorickshaw that he was travelling in met with an accident while the other person, a private security guard, was run over by an unknown vehicle
Updated on Oct 03, 2023 05:50 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
MSRDC collected ₹120.84 crore in toll on two highways in six months
Car owners in Mumbai and surrounding areas have paid ₹120.84 crore in toll for using the Eastern and Western Express Highways in the first half of 2023, according to data from the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation. The toll is for the flyovers and bridges across the city, not the highways themselves, said Radheshyam Mopalwar, managing director of MSRDC, in response to a demand from a local politician to stop charging motorists for using the highways. Toll rates for cars are ₹40 for one way.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:52 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai
Biker dies after hitting stationary dumper on EEH
34-year-old biker dies after colliding with a dumper on Eastern Express Highway in Mumbai. Dumper driver arrested for negligence and rash driving.
Updated on Jul 17, 2023 12:19 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
75-year-old killed in this month’s fourth hit-and-run
Of the four accidents, two of the victims are senior citizens. The police have managed to arrest only two accused in the above cases
Updated on Jul 15, 2023 12:57 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
One killed, 2 injured after cement mixer truck hits 2 vehicles on EEH
According to the police, the incident happened when the cement mixer truck was heading to Chembur from Sion. The truck first hit the biker, Abdul Salam Rauf Shaikh, 30, who was standing at the spot and later hit another parked vehicle injuring two persons Suraj Shigvan, 23, and Andul Wahid Siddhique, 30
Updated on Jul 10, 2023 12:48 AM IST
32-year-old biker dies on EEH after being hit by speeding truck
A police officer added that when Patil reached the flyover of Annabhau Sathe Bridge, a speeding truck from behind hit his bike (MH03-DQ-0982). Due to the impact of the incident, Suraj was flung on the road and suffered severe injury to his head, abdomen and legs
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 01:14 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
BMC issues ₹140-crore tender to fill pothole with new tech
In ‘reactive asphalt’ technology, potholes can be filled in heavy rains, while in ‘rapid hardening concrete’ technology, the road takes only six hours to work at full capacity.
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 12:17 AM IST
5 years on, Bihar man arrested from Mysuru for raping woman in Vikhroli
As per the police, the accused – who was on the run for the past five years – had changed his name and given wrong information about his native place while staying in Mysuru.
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 12:27 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
4 killed as rains batter Mumbai on first day
In Goregaon suburb of north-west Mumbai, four persons of a family including a minor girl suffered electrocution from some live wires in the vicinity of their home in which two perished and two were injured.
Updated on Jun 28, 2019 09:27 PM IST
Mumbai | Indo Asian News Service
Heavy rains in Mumbai hit traffic, airlines issue travel advisories
Commuters said it took more than the usual time to travel as traffic remained standstill for hours, especially on the Western and Eastern Express Highways.
Updated on Jun 28, 2019 02:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | HT Correspondents
Biker crushed under tempo in Mumbai as he falls while evading pit
The biker, identified as Huzuralam Sayyed, was not wearing a helmet. The pillion rider, the victim’s cousin, sustained injuries to his leg. The tempo driver was arrested for rash driving.
Updated on Jun 25, 2019 07:46 AM IST
Mumbai | HT Correspondent
Traffic woes for Mumbaikars may get way worse this monsoon
According to the traffic police, with the closure of the Ghatkopar-Andheri Link Road and the Delisle Bridge, there are few options left for motorists to travel between the eastern and western suburbs
Updated on Jun 10, 2019 07:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Megha Sood and Mehul R Thakkar, Mumbai
Can unsafe Ghatkopar bridge be opened? BMC to ask IIT-B experts
The re-audit after the Himalaya bridge collapse found that there are 29 bridges in the city which are beyond repair and have to re-constructed.
Updated on Jun 02, 2019 05:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | HT Correspondent
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Thane bumps into April 29 reminder
Pranav Patil, president of NGO Paper Revolution foundation (PRF), said, “Many people think voting is a waste of time. We want to tell them that picking the right person can change our city for the better.”
Published on Apr 25, 2019 02:02 AM IST
Thane | Arvind Walmiki
Mumbai gets nod to build 10-foot walls to protect mangroves
State cell clears final hurdle for constructing protective walls with nod from environmental impact assessment authority
Updated on Dec 14, 2018 06:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Badri Chatterjee, Mumbai
Green spaces in Thane become ‘no-entry’ zones till Metro work is over
Harit Janpath areas are used by residents for walking, jogging, relaxing and exercising
College girl stabbed to death: Kopri residents march for justice, father wants case fast-tracked
Recalls day when they went to police station complain that Prachi Zade was being threatened, but the cops took it lightly
Published on Aug 17, 2018 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Arvind Walmiki, Thane
Maharashtra bandh: Protests in Thane turn violent, cops use tear gas to disperse mob
Protesters stop autos, block roads in Thane and Kalyan, hold rail roko at Thane station; one agitator critically injured after getting hit on the head by a stone.
Updated on Jul 25, 2018 04:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondents, Thane/kalyan
State plans elevated roads over 2 highways to unclog Mumbai
The public works department mulls Rs2,000-crore elevated road project over Western and Eastern Express highways to ensure smooth entry to and exit from the city; experts think it’s a bad idea.
Updated on Jul 24, 2018 12:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Swapnil Rawal, Mumbai
Constable dead, 3 injured in accident on Mumbai’s Eastern Express Highway
Three people inside the other vehicle also suffered multiple injuries.
Updated on Jun 18, 2018 10:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vijay Kumar Yadav, Mumbai
After decade-long delay, Maharashtra CM lays foundation stone for Kopri rail overbridge
The existing two-lane road will be widened to a six-lane road, with two new lanes on either side of the bridge.
Mumbra bypass road closure: Traffic jam on Mumbai’s Eastern Express Highway
Thane commuters coming into Mumbai during morning peak hours on Tuesday were stuck
Louis Berger bags contract to manage Mumbai Metro-4
US-based firm was under scrutiny for bribing ministers in Goa and Assam in 2015; MMRDA says firm not blacklisted
Published on Apr 11, 2018 10:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Tanushree Venkatraman, Mumbai
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