Mumbai: Girder launched across tracks for Hancock bridge

The BMC on Sunday launched girder across the railway tracks for Hancock bridge near the Sandhurst Road station.

While construction work was pending for over four years, the Central Railway on Sunday undertook work at a mega block between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Chinchpokli on four lines. The launch of the girder, a support beam used for building bridges, was initially scheduled for July 21.

The British era bridge, located between Sandhurst Road station and Byculla station, was demolished in January 2016. For two years, construction was stuck due to litigation as the Bombay High Court had asked BMC to cancel the contract given to J Kumar Infraprojects, as it was named in a road scam.