Summary:
A civic official said, “As the bridge is several decades old, we decided to test it further, and a micro audit was undertaken as well. At the time of the incident, BMC’s audit of 300-plus bridges in Mumbai was underway.The report revealed that Gokhale bridge required reconstruction as it was beyond repair. In order to not cause much impact to traffic, we plan to undertake reconstruction in a phased manner,” the official added. The BMC, however, has prepared a plan only for the portion of the bridge which falls under its jurisdiction. So in order to not disrupt traffic completely, the plan is to reconstruct the bridge in parts..