Mumbai Traffic

• Live images sent from traffic junctions to police headquarters


  Allows for traffic signals to be altered in real time
• Traffic signals synchronised


  Help commuters catch a green light to increase traffic flow
• Cameras pick up broken down vehicles and accidents

  Allows them to be dealt with quickly
• Cars can be diverted


  Reduces a build-up of traffic
• Mumbai monorail was built above the city

  to reduce pressure on the roads
• The Mumbai Monorail meant people had to be cleared for it because the line cuts through shanty towns
• The Mumbai Monorail has been suspended after a series of problems including technical issues and fires
• Railways have been improvedby adding new tracks and stations

  Means more people can use the trains
• Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation manage the metro line

  Marshals to help commuters get onto trains
• The cost of the average ticket for the metro is expensive because of the length of the track and overspending
• Some planned lines for the metro have been cancelled due to spiralling costs
• New eco buses use e-tickets


  Make them convenient for locals
• Ecobuses


  Helped reduce air and noise pollution in the city
• The Mumbai metro has cheap fares 


  so is a cheap method of commuting for locals
• The Bandra to Worki sea bridge reducd commute time


  from 60-90 minutes, to under 10 minutes
• Bandra to Worli sea link bridge reduces pressure on the roads in the city



  By linking the north to the south
• Improvements on the metro

  Reduces traffic on the roads
• Car ownership has increased. 


  This means there are more cars on the roads increasing congestion.
• There are narrow, winding streets. 


  This means there are many junctions which increase queuing and congestion.
• Stationary cars will increase air pollution. 


  This means the environmental quality of the city will reduce.
• Mumbai is a route centre with main roads leading to it (e.g. Eastern Express Highway)


  This means people will bring their vehicle into the CBD which will increase the overall volume of traffic.
• All the traffic flows from the North to the South. 


  This means there is a bottleneck of traffic which creates delays.
• There is on street parking which restricts traffic flow. 


  This means there can be delays and cause them to arrive to work late.
• Roads often deteriorate and have large pot holes.


  This means road works are common which disrupt the flow of traffic and create delays.
• Mumbai’s CBD attracts many people to shop and work from a large area.


  Pedestrians disrupt traffic flow when they cross the road or use traffic lights.
• Mumbai has a huge public transport system.


  This means vehicles such as buses and taxis stop them because a build-up of traffic behind them creating queues.