India, Sept. 4 -- In a bid to address the persistent traffic congestion on two of Mumbai's most critical arterial roads-the Western Express Highway (WEH) and the Eastern Express Highway (EEH), the BMC, in a first, has proposed the creation of a dedicated 'highway cell' under its roads department.

The new cell, to be headed by the chief engineer (roads), is intended to bring focused attention and long-term planning to the management and development of these crucial corridors. "Despite multiple attempts at decongesting the WEH and EEH, both highways continue to suffer from severe traffic snarls," said a civic official from the BMC's bridges department. "While the BMC took over the maintenance of these highways from the Mumbai Metropolitan ...