Taking its efforts to improve east-west connectivity to the next step, the Central Railway has called for tenders for the missing part of a bridge at Vikhroli. The project has been delayed due to land acquisition challenges and encroachment. CR has also speeded up the work on a similar bridge at Vidyavihar.

Officials said about 50 metres of the bridge over the tracks at Vikhroli need to be built. Once completed, the BMC will work on the approaches on both sides.
The Vikhroli bridge is coming up in place of a level-crossing gate that was closed a decade ago. While there were problems over land and squatters, they have been settled, paving the way for engineering work to gather pace, said officials.