14+ hour, 56+ min ago   (295+ words) The testing is intended to prepare the three additional stations planned under Line 9 Phase 2 for integration with the operational Line 9 Phase 1 and the existing Metro network. The work will include signalling and train trials required before the new phase can…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (291+ words) Heavy rain across Vasai-Virar and Nalasopara on Sunday caused widespread waterlogging, disrupted road traffic and made access to Nalasopara railway station difficult, just a day before Ganeshotsav preparations were due to intensify across the region. According to a report by…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (252+ words) More than 20 passengers were feared trapped after a Tamil Nadu government bus overturned and fell into the Azhutha Kanni river near Vettaikarankulam in Tenkasi district on Sunday, triggering a rescue operation by fire and rescue personnel. The bus was travelling…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (295+ words) Mumbai Coastal Road has become substantially busier since it began operating around the clock, but its first year of 24×7 use also exposes a wider limitation of road-led urban planning: higher traffic on a new corridor does not by itself establish…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (426+ words) Mumbai BEST Faces Renewal Demands Over Growing Contractor Reliance urbanacres.in Mumbai BEST Faces Renewal Demands Over Growing Contractor Reliance A civic transport organisation has called for concrete measures to revive the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport undertaking, raising concerns…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (272+ words) A citizens’ action group has called for urgent reforms to revive Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking, warning that increasing privatisation, workforce reductions and a shrinking self-owned fleet could weaken the public transport utility’s service mandate. The forum,…...

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4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (885+ words) urbanacres.in Mumbai’s Balancing Ganpati Idols Put Road Safety in Focus Subheadline: The return of 22-foot balancing idols after two recent collapses has renewed questions about transport, installation and public safety during Mumbai’s Ganesh festival. Standfirst: Mumbai’s growing fascination with…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (721+ words) urbanacres.in Mumbai’s BEST Revival Depends on More Than Electric Buses A citizens’ campaign has argued that the future of Mumbai’s public bus system will depend not only on cleaner vehicles, but also on who owns the fleet, who employs…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (287+ words) Vasai | September 10, 2026 — Traffic on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway was severely disrupted on Thursday morning after long vehicle queues formed on the Gujarat-bound carriageway between Naigaon Bapane Phata and Sassoonavghar in Vasai-Virar, according to a report by Loksatta – Vasai-Virar. The congestion affected…...