Andheri-Goregaon bridge eventually takes-off in August after 3 years

Andheri-Goregaon bridge eventually
takes-off in August after 3 years

Three years following a go-ahead work given for an additional bridge between Andheri-Goregaon, now it’s learned that it takes-off in August 2025.begin. Awaiting permission from the Bombay High Court which rolled in this May, things can now pick up speed—except for a hindrance by way of 2,500 slum tenements coming in the way. The BMC is, however, prepared with a plan to tackle them, and get the bridge work started off in August.

According to Dhaval Shah, co-founder of the Andheri Lokhandwala Oshiwara Citizens Association, this bridge will be a game changer for short-distance travel amid Andheri-Goregaon as the New Link Road is perpetually congested.

The ₹499.20-crore bridge, another cable-stayed bridge that the BMC is adding to its roster, begins at the slum-populated Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in Goregaon West, go over the Goregaon creek at its banks and land at Masjid As Salam Chowk in Millat Nagar, Andheri West. Offering an alternative to the congested New Link Road, it is expected to improve connectivity between Andheri, Oshiwara, Lokhandwala and Goregaon.

After it was initially approved at the end of 2022 by the BMC, the bridge was in for the long haul. Passing as it did through multiple CRZ areas and No Developmental Zone (NDZ) areas due to the mangroves, marshy areas and creek present, a long list of permissions—from the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA), forest department and high court were awaited. Bids were invited from contractors simultaneously. While the contract cost is at ₹499.20 crore, the total projects cost, including overheads, is at ₹694 crore.

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