The Sion road over bridge (ROB), which was going remain shut, will be kept open for a few more days for traffic.
This decision by the Central Railway (CR) came after local Member of Parliament Rahul Shewale requested authorities to take residents into confidence about the plan to demolish the 110-year-old structure.
Shewale, who represents the Mumbai South Central seat, said he would request Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to hold a meeting will all the officials concerned regarding the matter.
His statements came after Shewale held a meeting with railway, civic and traffic police officials on Saturday, January 20, at his office in Chembur. He asked officials before closing the road to vehicles to talk to residents and asked officials to keep the bridge open until he had a meeting with Shinde.
This is a very crucial bridge for traffic as well as pedestrians.
“We are not opposing development, but the authorities should discuss it with locals, I will ask the chief minister to conduct a meeting with all officials before deciding on the closure of the bridge,” Shewale added.
For the unversed, the Sion bridge is being demolished to create space for the fifth and sixth lines. However, after getting the requisite permissions, from Saturday, January 20, the CR decided to close the bridge, which connects Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road from Sion East to Dharavi and Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg in Sion West, ahead of its planned demolition.
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