Palm Beach Road Explained

Palm Beach Road
Map:Palm Beach Marg.png
Map Notes:Map of Palm Beach Marg
Country:IND
State:Maharashtra
Cities:Navi Mumbai
Length Km:10
Maint:Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation[1]
City and Industrial Development Corporation[2]
Direction A:South
Direction B:North
Terminus A:Diwale, CBD Belapur
Terminus B:Thane–Belapur road
Destinations:Nerul, Sanpada, Vashi,

The Palm Beach Road is a 10adj=midNaNadj=mid six-lane access controlled road and an upmarket and affluent residential and commercial road that connects Vashi and Belapur through Sanpada, Nerul, running parallel to the Mumbai Harbour.[3]

Safety

The road has witnessed accidents in the past,[4] [5] earning it the name "Killer Road".[6] Speed Limit and safety signs have been put up along the road. Fences have been installed on both the sides of the road and the divider to prevent pedestrians from crossing. Three sets of rumblers were added to reduce the speed of the vehicles on the road, but later removed.

Notes and References

  1. News: Three signals for Palm Beach Road . Saurabh . Katkurwar . 29 July 2012 . 7 October 2012 . . Navi Mumbai.
  2. News: An easier ride to Thane . Saurabh . Katkurwar . 20 May 2012 . 7 October 2012 . . Navi Mumbai.
  3. News: Thane to JNPT in 30 mins?. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203023954/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-10/thane/28138534_1_cidco-officials-nh4b-road-stretch. dead. 2013-12-03. Badgeri. Manoj. 2010-01-10. The Times of India. 3 May 2012. Thane.
  4. News: 4 youth killed in crash on Palm Beach Road . https://archive.today/20130103133134/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-12/mumbai/30508362_1_palm-beach-road-bar-speed-limit . dead . 2013-01-03 . Singh . Vijay . 2011-12-12 . . 2012-07-05 .
  5. News: Palm Beach Road hit-and-run leaves 1 critical . 2012-06-03 . 2012-07-05 . Mid-Day.
  6. News: Killer Palm Beach road claims yet another teenager . 2011-12-27 . 2012-07-05 . Mid-Day.