While the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay’s bridge audit report for the Sion road bridge had sounded an alert about its dilapidated condition in 2020, the Railways on Tuesday said that they had somehow repaired it so far but further delay would risk lives. The Railways have said that the state government must make a decision on the matter expeditiously.

The IIT Bombay’s report stated that the bridge is extremely dangerous as its life span has expired. The final plan to demolish the bridge by January 20 and upgrade it had been in place. However, local MP Rahul Shewale stopped the work saying that people should have been taken into confidence and that he would take up the issue with the chief minister.