Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation may raze and reconstruct Bandra skywalk

Mumbai | Sunday | 11th August, 2019

Summary:

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) may demolish the Bandra skywalk that connects the Bandra railway station to the Western Express Highway. The skywalk is currently shut as a safety measure after panels fell off in June this year. According to an official from the Bridge department of BMC, during a structural audit of the skywalk, they noticed corrosion in iron structure. After the incident, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) which had constructed the bridge, shut it down. MMRDA had constructed all the 24 skywalks between 2008 and 2012 and transferred those to BMC for upkeep..