Carnac Bridge is a key east-west connector over the railway lines in South Mumbai. It is scheduled to reopen on June 7, reported Free Press Journal, citing the recent information from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The bridge was closed in 2014 for vehicles and was demolished in November 2022. The demolition resulted in a 27-hour disruption to Central Railway services. The work orders were issued in 2017, but no progress was made until the BMC began construction of the new bridge in 2018, after the collapse of the Gokhale Bridge.
The project encountered many delays, and bridge construction work stopped occasionally, due to challenges faced by BMC in securing necessary traffic NOCs. For the demolition of this bridge, BMC needed 500 workers and heavy equipment. Initially, they had set a 19-month deadline to complete the work, but due to land issues connected to illegal constructions, they were unable to complete the tasks on the given deadline.
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In response to the chief minister's demands, BMC insists that the bridge will be finished before the start of the monsoon season, despite these obstacles. An official claims that the project is "on schedule." Numerous infrastructures, like as utilities and police chowkis, surround the construction site, making it more logistically difficult for the BMC to prepare the region for the project. The completion of the rebuilt Carnac Bridge is anticipated to have a positive impact on the town once again after years of neglect.