Mumbai: The demolition of Mumbai's 112-year-old Elphinstone Road Over Bridge (ROB) is most likely to be closed this month for demolition, raising worries among local officials. The demolition procedure is made more difficult by the presence of two significant railway stations and several buildings surrounding.

British-era bridge that crosses the Central and Western railway tracks. Also, it is a crucial east-west connector. The authorities also plan to install a double-decker single-fabricated steel open web girder weighing a massive 4,200 metric tons (MT), as reported by Hindustan Times.

The assembling of the steel superstructure is expected to be the challenging task for officials because of limited work space.

“We intend to place two 95-100-metre-long track beams with intermediate support for launching the girder, which will be rolled over the rail tracks. We will also need space for in-situ work that cannot be done onsite. All this, while keeping in mind that citizens taking the local trains or vehicles are not impacted,” Hindustan Times quoted MahaRail official as saying.

What officials say?

The new double-decker bridge should be finished in 18 to 24 months, according to officials. 60% of the Sewri-Worli Connector, which is being constructed at a cost of ₹1,600 crore, is already finished, according to MMRDA officials. It must be finished by the beginning of 2026.