The opening of Delisle bridge's second arm, which will land on N M Joshi Marg, is likely to face yet another delay as it may not be ready by July.
Earlier, on June 1, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) opened one arm of the bridge and was expecting to open the second one by the end of July. But, officials are finding it difficult to meet this target due to rains.
Therefore, the BMC is looking at opening just two of the four lanes of the second arm by the end of July. On the other hand, Deputy Municipal Commissioner Ulhas Mahale said the bridge work will most probably be complete by July end.
The civic body is already facing backlash for not building footpaths on the recently opened arm of the Delisle Road bridge.
An official stated that the BMC has decided to install the girder for the second arm of the Delisle Road bridge on June 20. The girder will be launched on two spans of the BMC’s approach road, followed by shuttering and reinforcement work. The plan was to complete this work in June.
The last phase in the project was concreting work, which cannot be done during a wet spell, the official added.
For those unversed, the BMC closed the bridge to traffic in August 2018 and began reconstruction work in 2020. The first deadline for completion of the INR 138 crore project was May 2022, but it was extended to December 2023 and then May 2023. It was partially opened on June 1.
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