Mulund residents have requested the authorities to expedite the building of a foot overbridge (FOB) across the railway station, which has been closed for over a year now. The structure was the only one that pedestrians could use to cross from the east to the west without having to buy a ticket. “We want to know the status of the foot overbridge. Why it is taking so much time? Does building a single FOB take so long?” advocate Sagar Devre, a local resident and activist, asked.

mid-day had exposed how the 50-year-old pedestrian bridge had been corroded due to rotting vegetables and fruits left behind by hawkers and illegal alterations by a public toilet contractor. The bridge was subsequently repaired, upgraded and opened by the Central Railway (CR) for about six months in 2023.