This site maps the landscapes of elevated road highways – flyovers – and
elevated pedestrian walkways – skywalks – across the Mumbai Metropolitan
Region in Western India.
Both flyovers and skywalks have become a highly visible feature of Mumbai’s
recent rapid urbanisation. The number of flyovers increased from 13 in 1997
to over 60 by 2009, while the first skywalks were constructed in 2008. Many
more projects are ongoing and proposed.
By assembling and categorising photographs, videos, audio-clips and text,
this site allows users to explore some of the new and diverse urban worlds
created through flyover and skywalk construction.
All material was collected between April 2009 and January 2010 by Andrew
Harris with the assistance of Savitri Medhatul. The website was devised by
Andrew Harris and created by Sanjay Bhangar.The research was funded by
the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council and the Urban Laboratory of
University College London.