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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Height gauges installed on Sion ROB in Mumbai

IN PHOTOS: Height gauges installed on Sion ROB in Mumbai

Updated On: 01 July, 2024 08:47 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Height gauges were installed on on both sides of the 112-year-old Sion Road Over Bridge (ROB). The bridge has alreayd been declared unsafe and the height gauges would restrict heavy vehicles on the bridge. Pics/Sameer Abedi

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Height gauges were installed on on both sides of the 112-year-old Sion Road Over Bridge (ROB). The bridge has alreayd been declared unsafe and the height gauges would restrict heavy vehicles on the bridge. Pics/Sameer Abedi

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Height gauges were installed on on both sides of the 112-year-old Sion Road Over Bridge (ROB). The bridge has alreayd been declared unsafe and the height gauges would restrict heavy vehicles on the bridge. Pics/Sameer Abedi
<p>The Central Railway (CR) had earlier proposed the restriction of heavy vehicles on the &ldquo;distressed&rdquo; structure as a safety measure</p>

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The Central Railway (CR) had earlier proposed the restriction of heavy vehicles on the “distressed” structure as a safety measure

<p>No vehicle taller than 3.60 metres in height will be able to ply the bridge. The restrictions are likely to affect about 20 BEST bus routes that pass through the stretch</p>

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No vehicle taller than 3.60 metres in height will be able to ply the bridge. The restrictions are likely to affect about 20 BEST bus routes that pass through the stretch

<p>The ROB is presently in a state of distress and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai, in its structural audit report has declared the ROB as unsafe, needing urgent action to ensure safety</p>

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The ROB is presently in a state of distress and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai, in its structural audit report has declared the ROB as unsafe, needing urgent action to ensure safety

<p>The IIT bridge audit report had sounded an alert about the dilapidated condition of the Sion ROB as early as 2020, stating that keeping it hanging over running rail lines was extremely dangerous as its lifespan had expired</p>

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The IIT bridge audit report had sounded an alert about the dilapidated condition of the Sion ROB as early as 2020, stating that keeping it hanging over running rail lines was extremely dangerous as its lifespan had expired

<p>Constructed in the year 1912, the Sion Bridge is a vital link connecting Dharavi, LBS Road, and the Eastern Express Highway</p>

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Constructed in the year 1912, the Sion Bridge is a vital link connecting Dharavi, LBS Road, and the Eastern Express Highway

<p>The Central Railway plans to construct a new ROB in place of the existing one in coordination with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</p>

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The Central Railway plans to construct a new ROB in place of the existing one in coordination with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

<p>The Central Railway and the civic body will bear project expenses amounting to Rs 23 crore and Rs 26 crore respectively</p>

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The Central Railway and the civic body will bear project expenses amounting to Rs 23 crore and Rs 26 crore respectively

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