To meet the deadline, BMC engineers must visit the work sites, monitor progress, and ensure that contractors follow the timeline. Any issues must be quickly reported to the senior officials, an official statement said
Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects), Abhijit Bangar held a meeting on Tuesday and set a deadline for Pavement Quality Concrete. Pic/BMC
The final phase of the cement concrete roadwork has begun, and the Pavement Quality Concrete (PQC) work must be completed by May 20, 2025, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said on Tuesday.
The curing and finishing works can be completed by June 5, 2025, they said.
Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects), Abhijit Bangar held a meeting on Tuesday and set a deadline for Pavement Quality Concrete, a specialised type of concrete used for constructing the wearing surface of rigid pavements.
He stated that after 5 June, no barricades from the Roads and Traffic Department should be seen on the city’s roads.
"The goal is to provide citizens with safe, pothole-free, and traffic-ready roads before the monsoon," an official statement said.
It said that Bangar also stated that all concrete pouring work must stop after 20 May to avoid delays.
Roads under construction should either be completed or stopped at the nearest junction. He stressed that the focus is not on starting new work but on finishing existing projects on time to avoid inconvenience to the public, it said.
The statement further said that to meet the deadline, BMC engineers must visit the work sites, monitor progress, and ensure that contractors follow the timeline. Any issues must be quickly reported to the senior officials.
It said that Mumbai’s cement concrete roadwork is being carried out across 24 wards. A micro-planning strategy has been put in place to finish all concrete work by May 31, 2025. This allows for 14 days of curing and 3 days of finishing time before the monsoon hits. Bangar warned that if work continues past May 31, it may stretch beyond 15 June, which is not acceptable.
He also directed that road levels must be even, especially where concrete and tar roads meet, the statement said.
It further said that measures should be taken to prevent road slips and waterlogging during the monsoon and drains near roads should be checked and cleared of debris and construction waste to ensure smooth water flow.
"Engineers were reminded that the aim is not to do as much work as possible in May, but to ensure that no work is left pending and that citizens face minimal disruption during the rainy season," the statement said.
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