BMC targets July 15 to finish Sion flyover, halts road digging before monsoon

After a 15-day delay, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said Thursday that the reconstruction of the Sion flyover is back on track for completion by July 15.

Taking stock of ongoing works across the city, including the Sion bridge, BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide directed officers to stop all road-digging work after April 30 to complete ongoing road projects before the monsoon.

During her visit to the Sion flyover worksite, Bhide inspected the ongoing work, which had been delayed by the delayed installation of steel beams over the railway tracks.

According to officials, the initial proposal called for lowering the beams by April 30; however, the timeline has now been pushed to May 15. To avoid further delays, Bhide instructed officials to nudge other ancillary works to compensate for the delay in installing the beams. Directing the department to lay all beams in place by May 31, Bhide said that all works at the Sion flyover should be completed by July 15.