The BMC is yet to issue a work order for the reconstruction of Gokhale bridge, which has been shut for the past one and half months. While the Western Railway (WR) opened the tender and finalised the contract for the demolition of the bridge within three days, the civic body hasn’t finalised the contractor even two weeks after the tender for its reconstruction was opened. There are speculations that top officials don’t have time to clear the proposal as they are busy ahead of the G20 meet that is being held in the city between December 13 and 16.

Gokhale bridge has been shut since November 7 after the BMC found it unsafe and decided to reconstruct it. The civic body floated a R84 crore tender for the reconstruction of the portion of the bridge above the Andheri station railway tracks on November 12.