Pays IIT for approval of design; premier institute to reply within 15 days, while civic body promises two lanes by monsoon
Traffic jam near Andheri subway following the closure of Gokhale bridge, on Monday. Pic/Nimesh Dave (right) Gokhale bridge (declared dilapidated) has now been shut for vehicular movement. File pic
A portion of the new Gokhale bridge with two lanes could be ready before the next monsoon, BMC officials have said after paying IIT-Bombay its fee to vet the drawings of the proposed overpass. Earlier, BMC had drawn criticism for failing to pay IIT-B in time and delaying the work. With the key east-west connector in Andheri shut, motorists are having a harrowing time. The BMC is still undecided over who will demolish the old bridge, which runs over the railway tracks.
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