Elevated corridor BKC-Eastern Express Highway is scheduled to be ready by July 2019

By Abhay Harish Shah, Realty Quarter

In the wee hours of May 17th to 19th, 2019 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) the Metropolitan Development Authority in Mumbai (MMRDA) launched six main girders each across the Sion Railway over Bridge (ROB) and the Chunabhatti  ROB. In a statement, the Agency stated that 6 girders, which had been launched at Sion ROB over 52 metres, weighed 480 tonnes, while 6 Girders, which had a 60-metre length, were launched at Chunabhatti ROB. It is expected that the BKC-EEH connector will launch soon.

In the wee hours of May 17-19, 2019 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) the Metropolitan Development Authority in Mumbai (MMRDA) launched six main girders each across the Sion Railway over Bridge (ROB) and the Chunabhatti  ROB. In a statement, the Agency stated that 6 girders, which had been launched at Sion ROB over 52 metres, weighed 480 tonnes, while 6 Girders, which had a 60-metre length, were launched at Chunabhatti ROB. It is expected that the BKC-EEH connector will launch soon.

According to the source on March 20, 2019, a report mentioned that a team of nearly hundreds of people including 21 engineers, 2 railway officers and 80 workers, had launched 6 major girders. These major girders weighted 80 tonnes each for the most awaited 1.6km long four-lane elevated connector from Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) to the Eastern Express Highway (EEH). While the different blocks allotted by the railways, heavy-duty activity was conducted in the wee hours of March 17 to March 19, 2019.

RA Rajeev (Metropolitan commissioner MMRDA) said, “It was a very difficult task, but the MMRDA, Railways and Contractors have done excellent teamwork in showcasing the project progress in this scale. It is anticipated that the Rs 155-crore connector from BKC to EEH will decongest traffic in the Sion-Dharavi region and decrease travel distance by three kilometres. Three operations of the 53 meter long girders, consisting of two girders at a time, were carried out. The first two tugboats started on March 17 from 1:06 am to 1:34 am, but the next two tugboats started between 2:00 am and 2:46 am on March 18, respectively. On 19 March, between 2:22 am and 3:18 am, the rest of two girders were launched. The initial operations were conducted under the supervision of the Railways, M/s RITES Ltd and Railway officials recommended consultants.