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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Gokhale bridge work picks up pace

IN PHOTOS: Gokhale bridge work picks up pace

Updated On: 14 January, 2025 07:40 PM IST | Divya Nair

The second girder of the Gopal Krishna Gokhale Bridge in Andheri has been levelled and the work of making the road on the girder has started. Earlier, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had reported that if the last pier on both approaches is completed by mid-February, then the project work can be completed by April-end (PICS/ASHISH RAJE)   

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The second girder of the Gopal Krishna Gokhale Bridge in Andheri has been levelled and the work of making the road on the girder has started. Earlier, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had reported that if the last pier on both approaches is completed by mid-February, then the project work can be completed by April-end (PICS/ASHISH RAJE)   

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The second girder of the Gopal Krishna Gokhale Bridge in Andheri has been levelled and the work of making the road on the girder has started. Earlier, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had reported that if the last pier on both approaches is completed by mid-February, then the project work can be completed by April-end (PICS/ASHISH RAJE)   
<p>The approaches of both sides are pending. Recently, girders for the approaches reached the construction site &nbsp;</p>

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The approaches of both sides are pending. Recently, girders for the approaches reached the construction site  

<p>The BMC had closed the Gokhale bridge in November 2022, stating that it was in a dilapidated condition and assured that it would be completed by May 2023. So far, several deadlines set for the Gokhale bridge work have lapsed</p>

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The BMC had closed the Gokhale bridge in November 2022, stating that it was in a dilapidated condition and assured that it would be completed by May 2023. So far, several deadlines set for the Gokhale bridge work have lapsed

<p>&nbsp;After rigorous foll ow-ups from citizens, the BMC started two lanes of the bridge on February 26, 2024, with height restrictions</p>

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 After rigorous foll ow-ups from citizens, the BMC started two lanes of the bridge on February 26, 2024, with height restrictions

<p>&nbsp;Currently, only light vehicles can ply on the bridge. It is not yet open for buses</p>

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 Currently, only light vehicles can ply on the bridge. It is not yet open for buses

<p>All parts of the girder were transported to Mumbai from Ambala and assembly was completed on August 24, 2024</p>

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All parts of the girder were transported to Mumbai from Ambala and assembly was completed on August 24, 2024

<p>Each girder is 13.5 metres wide (accommodating three lanes in each direction) with a 1-metre-wide walkway, and spans 90 metres in length. The girder weighs approximately 1,300 metric tonnes</p>

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Each girder is 13.5 metres wide (accommodating three lanes in each direction) with a 1-metre-wide walkway, and spans 90 metres in length. The girder weighs approximately 1,300 metric tonnes

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