The Central Railway (CR) said on Thursday that it aims to complete the reconstruction of the road over bridge at Sion station in 24 months from the time of demolition. It has been decided to close the bridge and begin the demolition on January 20.

“CR plans to construct a new road overbridge (ROB) in place of the existing one near Sion railway station in coordination with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The CR will bear an amount of Rs 23 crore towards the project’s cost, while the BMC will bear Rs 26 crore. The bridge will be dismantled and reconstructed within 24 months of its closure. The new bridge will be a single-span structure with two semi-through girders and it will comprise an RCC slab. The bridge will be 49 metres in length and 29 metres in breadth,” a CR spokesperson said.