A day after a mid-day report about loose tiles on the foot overbridges (FOBs) outside Marine Lines station the BMC has repaired and fixed the tiles at the locations reported. This was the second time that the tiles had popped out after the bridges were reconstructed and opened to the public last year.

The two FOBs at Marine Lines, one at the north end and the other connecting Chandanwadi crematorium, were among eight bridges that were declared dangerous soon after the Himalaya bridge collapsed in March 2019, claiming seven lives. The bridges were closed since then and reopened in June 2022, after reconstruction. However, within two months of reopening, tiles in the middle of the bridge at Marine Lines popped out in August 2022. After mid-day highlighted the issue, the BMC repaired loose tiles on the upper slab and also the stairs. But after a heavy spell of rain this year, the tiles at the same spots got loose again.