Mumbai News: BMC Awaits CM Nod To Open Completed Carnac Bridge To Vehicular Traffic

One of the most awaited project of SoBo, Carnac bridge,  is finally ready but  it has not been opened to the public yet. A senior BMC official told FPJ on Monday that the civic body has written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' office seeking a formal nod to open to vehicular traffic. "We are awaiting a reply from the CMO," the official added, not wishing to be identified.

Completed Carnac Bridge

On Monday  a team from the FPJ walked across from the eastern side to the opposite side and found that the work is complete. In fact, several two -wheeler riders have already started using the bridge. 

However, four-wheelers  cannot use it since metal barricades have been placed at the entrance to the bridge on either side. For several years lakhs of Mumbaikars have been suffering in the absence of the bridge which was demolished because of structural issues. They have been  taking long detours since then. Now that the bridge is ready, the BMC is willing to throw it open immediately. Only a nod from the CMO is waited.  However, most likely it will be opened for traffic in the next couple of days, without formal VIP inauguration.