The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Thursday revealed that about 33,922 barricades have been removed on nearly 84 km of roads, creating more space for traffic movement amid the monsoon. The placement of barricades will now be reviewed every 15 days.

The MMRDA has been working on building a 337-km-long Metro rail network throughout the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and had set up a total of 152.86 km of barricades across several lines—including 2B, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7A and 9—60 per cent of which have now been removed. Recognising that barricades are necessary for the safety of citizens during construction projects, the MMRDA has taken measures to install them in a manner that takes up minimal space.