The surface of the newly constructed foot overbridge (FOB) at Marine Lines is in a shambles  again. Two weeks ago, in the wake of a report by mid-day dated July 9, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) refitted tiles that had come out after the arrival of the monsoon. Tiles had also come undone just two months after the bridge was inaugurated last year. Now, the BMC has asked the contractor to replace all tiles with granite slabs at no extra cost, as the bridge is under the defect liability period.

The BMC reconstructed two FOBs, one at the north end and the other connecting Chandanwadi crematorium on the east side of Marine Lines railway station. The bridges were declared dilapidated in an audit report conducted after the collapse of the Himalaya FOB at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. The construction of bridges was delayed and they were open to the public in June 2022. However, tiles on the span and staircases started cracking and popping up. mid-day highlighted the matter in August 2022 after which civic officials asked the contractor to repair it. But even after repairing the tiles did not remain intact.