Mumbai: Declared unsafe in 2014, 19th-century Carnac Bridge might soon be demolished, say official sources

The proposed demolition of the Carnac Bridge at Masjid Bunder in Mumbai for reconstruction might be carried out soon, said official sources. This development comes almost eight years after the structure was first declared unsafe.

Between 2014, when the bridge was identified as unsafe and was closed for heavy vehicles, and August 19 this year, when the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) finally received a no-objection certificate from the traffic police for demolition, the project hit several roadblocks, said sources in the BMC Bridges department.

In the meantime, its fate got linked to the Hancock Bridge, the only other bridge that provides east-west connectivity in south Mumbai.