Practically 83 p.c of the spare elements for Carnac Bridge’s girder have arrived on the Masjid Bandar railway station, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) eyeing to put in the second girder of the bridge by January 19, 2025. On Thursday, Further Municipal Commissioner (Tasks) Abhijit Bangar and different senior civic officers carried out an inspection of the work web site. The BMC is aiming to open the bridge to vehicular site visitors by June 2025.
A key east-west connector linking Masjid Bandar in south Mumbai with P D Mello Highway, the 154-year-old Carnac bridge was razed in a four-day operation in 2022, rendering it inaccessible for vehicular motion. It was following this that the BMC, together with the railways, launched the re-construction of the British-era bridge at a value of over Rs. 50 crore.
Practically two years after its demolition, the BMC – in October 2024 – launched the primary girder of the bridge. Weighing 516 metric tonnes, this was the south-side of the connector over the railway portion.
Now, gearing up for the set up of the second girder, its spare elements have began arriving on the worksite.
In response to the BMC, almost 428 metric tonnes of the metal girder’s spare elements have already arrived close to the Masjid Bandar railway station, which accounts for 83 per cent of the whole elements. The remainder of the elements are anticipated to reach by December 20, whereas a deadline of January 19 has been locked for the launching of all the girder. Bracing for the set up, the civic physique will likely be connecting the spare elements in addition to conducting a trial run between January 13 and January 14.
In the meantime, the BMC has additionally floated a request for a ‘railway block’ with the Central Railways in a bid to facilitate the launch by January 19. For perspective, the bridge passes above railway tracks in addition to the town space.
Abhijit Bangar, AMC (Tasks), who inspected the venture progress on Thursday, mentioned that the work on the venture is being executed with pre-planned stage-wise durations. “Following the launch, the primary part of the pile basis will likely be achieved between March 15, after which pile building will likely be accomplished by April 2025. Later, the concreting of the method roads will likely be accomplished by Could 3, 2025, adopted by a load take a look at by June 1, 2025,” mentioned a civic bulletin. The BMC is eyeing to open the bridge to vehicular site visitors by June 5, 2025.
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