The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has declared yet another deadline to open the Gokhale bridge in Andheri for traffic. According to civic officials, two-way single lane traffic will be allowed on the bridge by February 15, 2024. This is the 5th time BMC has set a deadline for Gokhale bridge.

On Wednesday, civic chief I S Chahal met Western Railway General Manager Ashok Kumar Mishra regarding the Gokhale bridge construction at the Western Railway headquarters. MLA Amit Satam, Additional Municipal Commissioner P Velrasu, and Deputy Municipal Commissioner Ulhas Mahale were also present during the meeting. Chahal demanded a sufficient time block for the launching of the girder. Ashok Kumar Mishra suggested that the BMC submit a complete plan of girder launching and the blocks needed.