Better public transport, please?
Updated On: 15 January, 2024 04:48 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Our sutradhaars weigh in on the new Trans-Harbour Link bridge and if it matters to the average Bombaywallah, whose plight is yet to turn for the better
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Those who used the bridge on its opening day reported significant reductions in travel times. Pic/Atul Kamble
Sir PM was late. And his friend wasn’t amused. “Pheroze, I thought I would be the one who would get delayed because I went to see the air show at Marine Drive. But you are making me feel better. May I ask why?” Lady Flora prodded, “And what’s with your windswept look!? Your hair seems to have taken a new style altogether,” she remarked, noticing that he did sport a new hairstyle. Sir PM looked flummoxed at her observational skills. “I was curious to drive down the new Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link sea bridge. I didn’t imagine that there would be thousands like me; besides, it was a nightmare returning to the city,” he admitted, upset at his poor judgement.
“I got swayed by all the hype over this engineering marvel; Percy returned after a recce, and was raving about it—he claims to have spotted flamingos—during this flight. Little did I realise that like me, 40,000-odd citizens would be equally curious about driving down this new sea bridge. And while I returned to Sewri in good time, a reality check awaited me. Honking cars, traffic jams and narrow roads made narrower, thanks to all the maintenance work greeted me,” Sir PM continued, clearly scarred by the return.
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