BMC carries out water spraying and cleaning on 55-km road

Launched in the wee hours of May 28, the first girder, which was 99.34-metres-long, is the longest girder ever laid on a bridge running over railway tracks in the country.

Pegged at a cost of Rs 178 crore, the bridge will comprise two open web girders weighing 1,100 metric tonnes (MT) each. Meanwhile, construction of a railway ticket window, station master’s office and service road on either side and reconstruction of Somaiya nalla on the eastern side will also be undertaken.

The upcoming ROB will ease the traffic load between Ghatkopar and Vidyavihar in the eastern suburbs and provide direct connectivity between Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg (LBS) and Ramkrishna Chemburkar Marg. Besides, the flyover will provide commuters with direct access to Vidyavihar railway platforms.

While the project was conceived seven years ago, senior BMC officials have said the project was delayed as there was an increase in the requirement for steel for constructing the girders within the railway portion. Meanwhile, the civic body encountered challenges during the widening of storm drains, demolition and relocation of ticket window booths on both sides of the ROB, and eviction of encroachments on the project line, further delaying the works.