BMC to install sound-proof barriers along flyovers, arterial roads in Mumbai

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to install sound-proof barrier systems along all flyovers and arterial roads, falling under its administration, in a bid to curtail noise pollution across the city.

There was no official policy that would mandate the installation of sound-proof systems along the city bridges, however, BMC has been setting up such barriers on several newly constructed bridges — such as Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR) flyover, which was inaugurated in August 2021 — over the past few years.

Earlier, a provision was made under the Mumbai Development Plan, which said that all the newly constructed bridges in the city must have sound barriers built on them.