WR asks Mumbai civic body to repair, re-construct 6 bridges

Railway authorities have requested the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to repair or re-construct half a dozen road overbridges (ROBs), one of which is being closed for traffic from tomorrow.

The request by the Western Railway (WR) comes in the wake of collapse of a portion of a ROB in suburban Andheri early this month. The incident had led the Railways to undertake a safety audit of bridges above its tracks with the help of the BMC and experts from the IIT-Bombay.

WR chief spokesperson Ravinder Bhakar said today, "In order to ensure total safety of overhead structures on railway tracks at various locations, we have requested the civic body to repair or re-construct on a top priority basis six ROBs that fall in their jurisdiction."
Bhakar said, "There are 145 FOBs and 29 ROBs under the jurisdiction of the BMC, the MMRDA and the PWD which fall under its (WR) corridor. A detailed inspection of these bridges is underway."
"So this bridge will be closed for all vehicular traffic and pedestrians from tomorrow morning. A traffic diversion plan is being made."