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Four days after the gokhale bridge was shut leading to huge traffic chaos in Andheri, it was decided on Friday that railways, and not BMC, will demolish the vital east-west bridge and aim to complete the task by mid-March.

Work to dismantle gokhale bridge, Andheri, which had been stopped by the railways resumed on Saturday. BMC authorities said they have taken immediate cognisance of the letter that was sent to them by the railway authorities to ensure that the speed of the work is not impacted in any way.

The contractor for reconstruction of gokhale bridge in Andheri over the railway portion was finalised on Wednesday evening. A B Infrabuild Ltd, which will also be reconstructing Carnac bridge and is currently building the road over bridge (ROB) at Vidyavihar, has won the bid.

For yet another day, no decision was taken by the authorities on who would demolish gokhale bridge in Andheri. Earlier this week the BMC asked the railways to demolish the bridge, but it declined to do so.

The BMC has set a new deadline for reopening Andheri's gokhale bridge: Mid-November.

Civic and railway authorities, at loggerheads over the crucial gokhale bridge, which is shut to pedestrians and motorists since November 7, will meet on Friday afternoon to decide who will take on the responsibility of demolishing the structure above the railway lines. Over the past few days, both the agencies have refused to demolish the bridge.

A meeting was held on Tuesday between Western Railway (WR) and BMC over the reconstruction of gokhale bridge in Andheri and Delisle bridge in Lower Parel.

The ambitious gokhale bridge reconstruction project in Mumbai's Andheri area achieved a significant breakthrough with the successful installation of the first girder weighing approximately 1200 MT between the night of December 2 and 3. The development sets the stage for the reopening of one lane on bridge by February 15, 2024.

The November deadline set by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for opening up of Andheri's crucial gokhale bridge, which is being reconstructed, is unlikely to be met.

Over the weekend, Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), which inspected Andheri's gokhale bridge, submitted an interim report on opening up the connector for light motor vehicles (LMV). According to the report, the bridge cannot be reopened to LMVs till several repairs are undertaken.

As gokhale bridge inspection reports by both VJTI & IIT-B have differed on reopening the crucial connector, the BMC on Wednesday said they will need more time to decide future course of action.

A delegation of civic officers and the local Andheri MLA visited the gokhale bridge site where demolition work of the structure is underway. BMC officers said they are sticking to their plan to open one side of the bridge by the coming monsoon.

Besides reviewing the BMC's pre-monsoon preparedness in the western suburbs on Friday, CM Eknath Shinde also inspected the ongoing reconstruction work at Andheri's gokhale bridge.

The Western Railway successfully completed the entire dismantling work of Gokhale road over bridge (ROB) at Andheri on Saturday and the entire section has now been handed over to the BMC. The BMC will now commence work for undertaking the construction of the new ROB including the railway portion of the bridge.

A day after the BMC said that reconstruction works on the Gopalkrishna gokhale bridge in Andheri would be completed only in mid-November, local BJP MLA Ameet Satam on Thursday wrote to the chief minister and deputy chief minister seeking their intervention for an early opening and accusing the BMC of lacking seriousness about the traffic chaos the delay would cause.

The last time the gokhale bridge at Andheri had undergone major repair works was during the years 1997 to 2000, show civic records. The audit done following the crash of a portion of the bridge in July 2018 had called for its demolition and reconstruction.

The BMC has begun moving the second girder of Andheri's gokhale bridge, covering 25 metres out of an 86-metre span. The full commissioning deadline is April 30, 2025. Work on the railway overbridge section should be done by mid-November this year, while approach road work within municipal limits is slated for completion by April 2025.

The BMC on Tuesday received IIT-Bombay's inspection report on Andheri's gokhale bridge.

The BMC seems to be keeping a 'plan-B' ready if the nodal gokhale bridge completion works in Andheri gets delayed.