Goregaon’s footpath shunned as overgrown trees force pedestrians onto highway

Untamed vegetation, lack of exits, broken drain lid plague pavement connecting Oberoi Mall and Aarey Metro station; while the pavement is wide and unbroken, low-hanging branches and creepers hit upright pedestrians in the face

The footpath along a segment of the Western Express Highway (WEH) between Oberoi Mall and Aarey station on Mumbai Metro Red Line 7 in Goregaon East is shunned by most pedestrians. While the pavement is wide and unbroken, low-hanging branches and creepers hit upright pedestrians in the face.

Raj Kumar Jamadar, who resides near the Metro station and uses the footpath daily to travel to work, said, “it is difficult to walk on this path, I mostly walk on the highway while making sure to avoid traffic; but this is dangerous because people driving on the WEH do not exp