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IN PHOTOS: Parel bridge to be removed tomorrow; final span dismantled tonight

Updated On: 04 April, 2026 02:16 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

The iconic Parel bridge will vanish tomorrow as authorities remove its final span tonight. Residents and commuters are witnessing the end of an era as demolition work begins.

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The iconic Parel bridge will vanish tomorrow as authorities remove its final span tonight. Residents and commuters are witnessing the end of an era as demolition work begins.

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The iconic Parel bridge will vanish tomorrow as authorities remove its final span tonight. Residents and commuters are witnessing the end of an era as demolition work begins.
<p>While the Western Railway section has already been removed, the Central Railway is now planning a block to complete the demolition</p>

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While the Western Railway section has already been removed, the Central Railway is now planning a block to complete the demolition

<p>During scheduled midnight blocks between Byculla and Dadar, engineers first isolated and secured the OHE before shifting its load onto specially erected portal structures</p>

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During scheduled midnight blocks between Byculla and Dadar, engineers first isolated and secured the OHE before shifting its load onto specially erected portal structures

<p>This allowed crews to dismantle the bridge sections beneath the suspended wires without disturbing their alignment or tension</p>

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This allowed crews to dismantle the bridge sections beneath the suspended wires without disturbing their alignment or tension

<p>The section over the railway tracks will use open-web steel girders to allow wider spans and minimise disruption to train operations</p>

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The section over the railway tracks will use open-web steel girders to allow wider spans and minimise disruption to train operations

<p>Once complete, the bridge is expected to ease congestion in the Parel-Prabhadevi belt and provide a seamless east-west road link across one of Mumbai&rsquo;s busiest rail corridors,</p>

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Once complete, the bridge is expected to ease congestion in the Parel-Prabhadevi belt and provide a seamless east-west road link across one of Mumbai’s busiest rail corridors,

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