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Good news for Mumbai! Juhu, Oshiwara bridges to open in two weeks
Updated On: 05 July, 2019 07:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Chetna Sadadekar
Positive audit report from VJTI experts means BMC will throw open roads for light vehicles by reducing overload that was caused due to years of relaying asphalt
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Oshiwara: Only light vehicles and BEST buses will be allowed on the bridges. Pics/Pradeep Dhivar and Sameer Markande
If all goes to plan, within two weeks, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is likely to open the Juhu Tara road and Oshiwara bridges that have been shut for vehicular traffic for almost a month. BMC officials revealed this is being done after they got a positive report from the experts from VJTI on Thursday, following their load test on the bridge. However, only light vehicles and BEST buses will be allowed on the bridges.
However, the bridges are only being opened for light vehicles as BMC is aiming to reduce the overload on the bridge that has been caused due to years of road construction. BMC will also be installing height barriers on the bridges, and as part of reducing the load, there will be a reduction of about 30 to 50 centimeters of overlaying of road materials such as concrete or asphalt on these bridges.
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