BMC to appoint agency for bi-annual inspection of all bridges in Mumbai

In a first-of-its-kind decision, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed to appoint an agency to conduct the bi-annual structural inspections of all bridges in the city for a period of five years. The agency is required to consist of structural auditors, engineers, or consultants, and will be in-charge of conducting routine inspections twice every year and principal inspections once every five years.

There are 344 bridges in Mumbai, including road and rail overbridges. BMC’s bridges department has floated tenders to appoint the agency for inspections of bridges in the Island city at an estimated cost of ₹4.11 crore. Similar tenders will be floated to appoint an agency in the western and eastern suburbs too.