The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set a new deadline to lower the second girder of the Gokhale bridge. After mid-day reported that a fifth deadline for the bridge work had been missed, the BMC started lowering the second girder, and as per the new deadline, this will be completed by November 30. The pier works of both approaches may be completed by February.

Earlier, the BMC had set a November 14 deadline to lower the second girder from a height of 15 metres to 7.5 metres. However, the girder remained at the same height as it was two-and-a-half months ago. The civic body started lowering the girder only after mid-day highlighted the issue in its November 18 edition. Due to its heavy weight, (1,300 tonnes) the girder cannot be brought down at one go and is being lowered by one to two feet daily.