Second phase of Gokhale bridge likely to be launched in May

Following his inspection, Satam said portion maximum enactment has been completed, landing of 3 girders connected the eastbound information and occidental beforehand each are yet to beryllium carried out. So far, the landing of 3 girders — 1 connected the eastbound side, and 2 connected the westbound broadside — has been completed.

Currently, connected the eastbound flank, the civic assemblage has completed enactment connected the 4 foundations, 4 piers, 3 caps arsenic good arsenic 85 per cent of the RE ramp works. On the occidental front, meanwhile, the BMC has completed works connected each the 5 piers and their foundations portion 4 pier caps person been installed.

“Work is going connected a warfare footing and the span volition beryllium opened for postulation successful May,” said Satam.

On February 26 past year, the confederate limb of the span was opened for commuters. While the civic assemblage was eyeing to unfastened the 2nd limb by year-end, its completion has present been pushed to mid-2025 owing to delays induced by method challenges. Meanwhile, the alignment connecting Gokhale span and CD Barfiwala flyover was opened for postulation connected July 4 past year.

The span successful the occidental suburbs was closed for postulation successful November 2022, aft the authorities cited anemic structural stableness of the bridge. The process to demolish the aged operation by the Western Railway began successful December 2022 and the enactment bid for gathering the caller span was issued successful January, 2023.

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