Updated On: 19 September, 2025 07:12 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshanpriya MS
Following report in this newspaper of bikers and scooterists using footpaths in Dadar-Matunga area as roads and parking spots, BMC promptly fixes bollards at various spots on Thursday as a deterrent

BMC workers install new bollards on BR Ambedkar Road near Dadar on Thursday. Pic/Atul Kamble (right) The wide gap between the bollards used by bikers to ride on the footpath on Wednesday. Pic/Kirti Surve Parde
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday morning began work on redesigning bollards along the footpaths of Babasaheb Ambedkar Road in the Dadar and Matunga areas, in a bid to stop two-wheeler riders from encroaching on pedestrian space.

A biker misuses the footpath at Dadar TT, sparking complaints from residents. Pic/Atul Kamble