Updated On: 07 July, 2023 07:06 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Civic body aims to launch a girder on the railway portion by the end of September; the new Rs 160-crore bridge will have four lanes

Andheri MLA Ameet Satam at the Gokhale bridge site with Additional Municipal Commissioner P Velrasu on Thursday
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to launch a girder on the railway portion of Gokhale bridge at Andheri at least by the end of September. It also plans to open one lane of the new bridge for public use by diwali. Andheri MLA Ameet Satam visited the bridge construction site with Additional Municipal Commissioner P Velrasu on Thursday.
“Work on the portion in BMC jurisdiction will be complete by the end of this month. Work on the construction of two piers on the railway portion is in progress and it will also be complete by the end of the month. BMC will launch a girder on the railway portion by the end of September. Subsequently the portions under BMC and railways jurisdiction will be complete. After that slab and concreting work will start,” said Satam.