Mumbai: The BMC will carry out minor and major repairs of 26 bridges in the eastern suburbs. The civic body will spend ₹15.65 crore (including other charges and taxes) on repair work to bridges from Kurla, Sakinaka, Govandi, Mankhurd, Shivaji Nagar and Chembur. Last month, the civic authorities awarded a contract of ₹41 crores for repair work on bridges from Andheri to Malad and ₹27 crores for work from Ghatkopar to Mulund.
The BMC will undertake repair work on six bridges in Kurla and Sakinaka, Govandi, Mankhurd and Shivaji Nagar - 12 and Chembur 8. As per the recommendation of a consultancy firm, the repair will include minor work of wear and tear on the already existing bridge. The work will also include changing bearings, filling cracks with concrete, repairing the gaps, strengthening the girders, dividers and walls and replacing parts that have been worn out, said the civic official. The contractor will have to complete the repair work on the bridges in 24 months from the date the work order is issued.
The BMC has already awarded a contract for the repair of 51 bridges from Andheri to Malad and 42 bridges from Ghatkopar to Mulund. The Himalaya Bridge at Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus collapsed in 2019, triggering the decision to undertake scientific repairs of other bridges across the city. The civic official of the bridge department said that structural audits of bridges will be carried out twice a year.
Bridges that BMC will carry out repair work
L - Kurla- Saki Naka
Bridge on Mithi river near Bamanday pada
Mithi river bridge at Ashok Nagar
Nehru nagar nullah bridge
Nehru nagar foot over bridge
Foot over bridge near Tilak nagar station
M East
Children aid nullah bridge
Bridge on a nullah near V.N. Purav road in Chembur
Goregaon Mulund link road- Subash nagar nullah bridge
Foot over bridge near Ankur Theatre
Foot over bridge near Kumud Vidya Mandir
Rafi Nagar road number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 nullah Bridge
M West
Vaibhav nagar nullah bridge -Govandi east
Vashi naka nullah - Mahul road
Shivaji Chowk, Mysore colony
Chembur - M west subway
Bhakti Park Chembur subway
