Updated On: 06 December, 2022 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma
It is the first such attenuator on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway; more black spots have been identified for remedy

The crash attenuator installed near the divider on Surya river bridge on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway. Pic/Hanif Patel
Three months after the tragic death of industrialist Cyrus Mistry and his friend on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has installed a crash attenuator near Surya river bridge. It is the first time that the NHAI has installed a device to reduce the impact of a road accident on the highway, said an official.
The crash attenuator has been installed at the beginning of V shape where the three lanes merge into two, leaving road users confused. mid-day had highlighted this V shape in reports after Mistry’s death.