Kamal Ghorui
MUMBAI: A stretch of the Mumbai Coastal Road will now play music as vehicles drive over it, making it India’s first “musical road”.The initiative will be inaugurated by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday, February 11, at 12.30 pm. The musical road has been created on the northbound lane from Nariman Point towards Worli. After exiting the underground tunnel at Worli, special grooves have been laid over a 500-metre stretch on the first lane next to the divider. When vehicles travel over these grooves at a speed of 70-80 kmph, the tune of ‘Jai Ho’ from the film Slumdog Millionaire can be heard inside the vehicle.BMC said the grooves, also known as rumble strips, have been laid at fixed intervals and measurements. The sound is produced due to friction between the tyres and the road surface. Signboards have been installed inside the tunnel at 500 metres, 100 metres and 60 metres to alert motorists in advance.The concept was proposed by former MP Rahul Shewale.
