Summary:
EIGHT MONTHS after the pedestrian section of G K Gokhale bridge collapsed in Andheri, the crucial East-West connector is yet to be repaired fully and only half the bridge is operational. The slow repair of the Andheri bridge is an indicator of how long it could take to repair the CSMT bridge. AdvertisingFollowing the G K Gokhale bridge collapse, an IIT audit report had stated that the bridge required girder strengthening and minor repairs. “When the bridge collapsed, the entire bridge was shut. With one-way of the bridge shut for repairs, and barricades placed haphazardly, commuters have either changed routes or forced to trudge through traffic..