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As per the Budget, the traffic department will develop a parking app through which citizens will be able to book vehicle slots in advance
BMC headquarters in Mumbai | File Image/PTI
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday presented a Rs 74,427.41-crore budget for 2025-26, with focus on infrastructure development, education, and urban sustainability. The civic body also announced its plan to develop a parking application to solve the issue of traffic congestion in the metropolis.
As per the Budget, the traffic department will develop a parking app through which citizens will be able to book vehicle slots in advance and they can also pay through an online system as per their convenience.
In BMC’s FY26 budget, the civic body has laid emphasis to achieve the goal of overall sustainable development of city with initiatives such as green spaces, improved health infrastructure, traffic measures, walkability, smart transportation and parking system.
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Apart from the parking app, BMC has outlined several measures to enhance traffic management and ease congestion across the metropolis as reported by Economic Times.
–Access Control Project: The foundation stone for this project was laid in October 2024 by the then chief minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde. Under this, work orders have been issued for the improvement of one junction on the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) and three junctions on the Western Express Highway (WEH). The work is currently in progress.
–Area Traffic Control (ATC) System: Implementation of ATC System at signal junctions in Greater Mumbai is in progress to improve traffic management.
–Walkability: Walkability of city involves condition of footpath, width of footpath, safety concerns, accessibility, routine maintenance, etc. Pedestrian friendly footpaths encourage Walkability of city which helps to improve health, reduces dependency on vehicles and helps in decongestion of traffic.
Traffic Chaos In Mumbai
Mumbaikars on a daily basis face traffic congestion.
Meanwhile, the transport department has announced to shut Elphinstone road over bridge (ROB)– a key link between Parel and Prabhadevi over the Central and Western Railway tracks- for two years.
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will dismantle and rebuild the Elphinstone bridge as part of the Sewri-Worli Connector project.
Elphinstone bridge will be the fifth British-era bridge in Mumbai to shut, following the closures of Sion ROB, Carnac Bridge, Bellasis Bridge, and Reay Road Bridge. Their closures have already led to severe traffic snarl-ups in the city.