A Correspondent mailbag@ mid- day. com THE reconstruction of Hancock bridge doesnu2019t seem to be going smoothly. Now, the project cost has escalated by almost 50% of the original price and the new proposal of increased cost will be tabled before the Standing Committee members today. The civic administration has proposed an increase of about R 25 crore from the earlier cost of R 51 crore, taking the cost of the project to R 76 crore, after the IIT- B has suggested using stronger girders.

Many problems Built in 1879, the bridge was declared unsafe by Central Railway in 2015, and was subsequently demolished in January 2016. However, the reconstruction project has been delayed due to unending reasons.