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Mumbai Flyover Blunder: Two Bridges Face Each Other, Design Changed After 30 Percent Work
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News18•06-10-2026, 09:46
Mumbai Flyover Blunder: Two Bridges Face Each Other, Design Changed After 30 Percent Work
- •A major design flaw was discovered after 30 percent of the Ghatkopar Road flyover construction was completed by Maharail.
- •The ongoing project faced alignment and height issues as another planned BMC bridge on LBS Road came face-to-face with it.
- •To resolve the issue, authorities decided to partially demolish and reconstruct three pillars at a greater height of 5.5 meters.
- •The revised two-tier bridge design will separate local east-west traffic from long-distance traffic heading towards the Eastern Express Highway.
- •Although the modification will cause delays and increase costs, officials believe rectifying it now is better than dealing with decades of traffic congestion.
Key Questions Answered
A confusing situation arose when two bridges came face-to-face on LBS Road, causing a height conflict between the Maharail rail overbridge and a planned BMC bridge.
The revised two-tier design requires three pillar caps, specifically RP15, RP16, and RP17, to be partially demolished and reconstructed at an increased vertical clearance of 5.5 meters.
The lower-level ROB will connect Pant Nagar junction to Shreyas junction, providing direct local east-west connectivity and allowing local traffic to bypass the old detour while long-distance traffic uses the upper bridge.
