Finally, Dombivli station will get a new footbridge. On October 8, 2019, mid-day did a Page 1 story about how a dilapidated, partially demolished bridge posed a threat to commuters at Dombivli station. Following mid-day's report, the bridge was brought down immediately and the officials began working on the new bridge which will be completed by the end of this month.

"The new bridge is 6 m wide with three spans. Work on this began on March 17, just before the lockdown, when a block of four hours was taken to put two spans. The two spans of eight girders each were completed by May 17 and the third and the last span of 27.05 metres has been planned for next 10 days," a senior rail official said.