In mega op, Carnac bridge razed; 'new one in 19 mths’

The over 150-year-old Carnac bridge between CSMT and Masjid stations was dismantled by the railways on Sunday after a mammoth operation with over 500 people in action and megablocks on Central Railway's main and harbour lines lasting 16-19 hours, report Somit Sen & Richa Pinto.

- Somit Sen & Richa Pinto

The bridge was cut in 44 pieces with 50 gas cutters six years after BMC first floated tenders for its reconstruction and four years after IIT-Bombay declared it corroded and unsafe. A total of seven spans on the bridge, spreading across 10 railway tracks, were removed.

Sanjay Hark: Additional municipal commissioner P Velrasu said the bridge will be reconstructed in 19 months. The reconstructed bridge will be wider, higher and longer. To be rebuilt by BMC.

Brought down by CR, Carnac bridge to be rebuilt by BMC

Mumbai: Carnac bridge, dismantled on Sunday, will be reconstructed by BMC at an estimated cost of Rs 50 crore, with the railways supervising safety on tracks. "The job was done in record time and train services resumed before schedule," said a Central Railway (CR) spokesperson. Because of the megablock on CR's main and harbour lines, massive crowds developed at Dadar, Wadala, Byculla and LTT stations. Several long-distance passenger trains were cancelled or short terminated at Dadar and LTT.