| P D'Mello Road | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Maintained byBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation | |
| Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Barrister Nath Pai Marg and Dockyard Road inByculla |
| Major intersections | Eastern Freeway in Wadi Bandar Carnac Bridge in Masjid Bandar Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road in Dana Bandar |
| South end | Colaba Causeway inFort |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Maharashtra |
| Districts | Mumbai City |
| Major cities | Mumbai |
| Highway system | |
P D'Mello Road is a 6 km long arterial north–south access road inMumbai.[1][2][3] P D'Mello Road is the name of the 6 km stretch between the south-end of theEastern Freeway and the north-end of theColaba Causeway.[1] The road comes under Mumbai'sB Ward.[4]
As of 2009[update], daily traffic on the road averaged of 22,600 vehicles.[5]
The road has been named in honour of thesocialisttrade union leaderPlacid D’Mello. D'Mello, who hailed from theBelman Parish in the erstwhileSouth Canara District, was a trade union leader who organised workers inBombay, India. He was the founder of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Mazdoor Union (MMU),[6]BEST Workers Union, Taximen's Union, Transport and Dock Workers Union as well as theAll India Port and Dock Workers Federation. D'Mello was also a mentor ofGeorge Fernandes.[7]
On 23 January 2006,The Times of India reported that theState Government had decided to concretise, widen and removeslums from P D'Mello Road, as part of ongoing road improvements in Mumbai.[8]
The BMC began clearing slums in May 2007.[1] The road was widened and the footpath was made narrower in an effort to keep the shanties from being rebuilt. The total cost for the widening was estimated to be₹51 crore (US$6.0 million).[9]