Five rumble strips installed on a 200-metre stretch near MHADA signal in Mulund East are keeping locals up at night. Residents of 20 surrounding societies have written to local MLA Mihir Kotecha, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, traffic division, RTO and Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) seeking a solution.

However, their efforts have been in vain. According to locals, the traffic-calming devices were installed about two or three months ago and since then, the sounds of heavy vehicles passing through have been disturbing the peace, sometimes even causing windowpanes to rattle. The BMC’s highway department recently repainted some of the strips but citizens said that this hasn’t ameliorated the situation.