Mumbai: On GMLR flyover, permanent ban on motorcycles likely as month-long restriction sees 0 crashes

MUMBAI: The Mumbai Traffic Police are likely to permanently prohibit movement of motorcycles on the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR) flyover after a month-long ban resulted in zero crashes.

Heavy vehicles were banned right after inauguration of the bridge as a high-tension wire runs above it. Other stretches where motorcycles are not permitted to ply include JJ flyover, Eastern Freeway, Bandra-Worli Sealink and BKC-Chunabhatti connector.

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated the GMLR flyover on August 1. By the end of the month, 30 crashes (seven of them major) were reported. Among them was a fatal mishap of timber trader Yusuf Khan on August 30.