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CR, WR await reports on 445 bridges a yr after Gokhale bridge collapse
Updated On: 02 July, 2019 03:06 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
IIT Bombay carried out an audit and has submitted a report of roads and foot overbridges which are in a critical condition. Although the entire report on the remaining bridge structures is still awaited

One side of the bridge towards Western Express Highway from Andheri west was opened for traffic just a few days ago. However, debris was still present on the site. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
It has been a year since the Gokhale bridge at Andheri railway station collapsed and Central and Western Railway are yet to receive audit reports from IIT on the condition of bridges in Mumbai. IIT Bombay carried out an audit and has submitted a report of roads and foot overbridges which are in a critical condition. Although the entire report on the remaining bridge structures is still awaited.
Union minister of railways Piyush Goyal had asked both IIT- B and zonal railways to submit detailed reports on the condition of bridges in the city within six months.
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