This under-construction structure is set to complete a decade, but even now understanding between the Indian Railways and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for its completion remains intangible. As the project wobblingly approaches the finish line, MiD DAY surveys this epic enterprise, whose expected cost has escalated from Rs 115 crore to Rs 426 crore.

‘Hard’ choice
The final and most significant hurdle for completion of the east-west connectivity lies at Kurla above the railway tracks. After several drawings and blueprints were discarded, the two agencies ultimately agreed upon having a steel bridge, similar to those over rivers like Ganga and Brahmaputra.