Gokhale Bridge likely to be shut for traffic from Monday

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday announced that vehicular movement on Gokhale Bridge was likely to be shut from Monday for at least two years to carry out reconstruction work of the east-west corridor of the bridge.

The BMC has already written to the traffic police and requested closure of the bridge.

P Velrasu, additional municipal commissioner (projects), said fresh tenders will be floated within the next one month for the final design and approval of the new bridge. “A tender for demolishing and reconstructing the main portion of the bridge, which is above the railway tracks, will be floated after design validation by IIT – Bombay.