Andheri MLA urges Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnav to expedite Gokhale Bridge work

As officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and the Western Railway are expected to meet Friday for taking the final call on demolishing Andheri’s Gopal Krishna Gokhale Bridge, BJP MLA Ameet Satam has urged Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnav to expedite the demolition and the reconstruction of the closed bridge.

In a letter to the Union minister, Satam has requested the demolition and reconstruction work be handed over to the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), which is known for reconstructing a bridge in Valsad in 20 days.

“After the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) closed the bridge for traffic, there is a huge traffic congestion from Khar West and East, right up to Malad West and East, thus causing inconvenience to lakhs of commuters.