It has happened before. And is quite likely to happen again. After spending several man hours and public money over planning the construction of two new bridges on the north and south part of the existing bridge at Mahalaxmi station, the BMC is now reconsidering the proposal. Officials said they are checking the feasibility of constructing the second bridge, owing to several hurdles. Several bridge projects in the city have been affected due to poor planning and bureaucratic inefficiency—the construction of the Himalaya bridge at CSMT being one among them.  

The Mahalaxmi rail overbridge, constructed in 1920, is in a dilapidated condition. Experts at IIT Bombay had recommended reducing the bridge’s load as it cannot withstand the weight of heavy vehicles. Simultaneously, work on construction of two new bridges at Mahalaxmi began in 2016.