For the first time, a temporary lightweight steel foot over bridge (FOB) with planned escalators has been built in place of a discontinued road over bridge following commuter complaints of east-west connectivity being severed at Mumbai Central station after the closure of Bellasis bridge. While the bridge has been opened for public use, escalators are under construction. The bridge was built within six months (about 182 days), a rare feat.

The Bellasis bridge was shut in June 2024. The provision of building a temporary FOB in its place is unprecedented in the history of Mumbai. It provides much-needed pedestrian connectivity between the east and west sides of the station and has been opened for public access. The Bellasis bridge was closed in June 2024 for pedestrian and vehicular movement. However, it created considerable challenges for daily commuters, compelling Western Railway (WR), and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to come up with a temporary FOB.