BMC to repair 14 bridges with structural defects

MUMBAI: Over a dozen vehicular and pedestrian bridges in Mumbai’s suburbs will be taken up for repairs and reconstruction owing to structural defects. The civic body has proposed to spend around Rs 16.88 crore for the same, and a tender was floated recently.
A senior official from the civic bridges department said that an audit of the bridges, as well as FOBs, were done in which the auditor had recommended major repairs for six bridges, while eight others had been proposed for reconstruction.
The vehicular bridges that are going to be reconstructed include one at Malwani in Malad, the Hindustan nallah bridge on Charkop Road, a bridge connecting Lokhandwala and Laxmi Nagar in Andheri (W), and another crossing Mithi River on Andheri-Kurla Road. Those proposed for major repairs include a bridge at Andheri-Kurla Road on Mithi River and one across Hindustan nallah Malad-Charkop road.