Changing City: Cable-stayed bridge to replace Mumbai’s old Ghatkopar road overbridge
To decongest the traffic at Ghatkopar in Mumbai, a cable-stayed bridge has been planned to replace the old and dilapidated Ghatkopar ROB on the Ghatkopar – Andheri Link road. It intersects at Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) Marg in Ghatkopar west.
A look at the project:
The 45-year-old road overbridge in Ghatkopar was declared dangerous during a structural audit of all bridges in Mumbai by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation after the collapse of the Gokhale bridge in Andheri in 2018 that killed two people. A total of 12 bridges in Mumbai were declared dangerous during the audit. The Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MahaRail) will demolish the Ghatkopar bridge.
