Reconstruction work of two bridges, which had got stalled owing to the COVID-19 lockdown, is finally set to get back on track. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation confirmed that the Juhu-Tara road bridge, which was being reconstructed after being dismantled last year, is likely to be completed and opened to traffic by January end. The civic body will also be spending Rs 18 crore on reconstructing the bridge that will passing over Oshiwara river at Jogeshwari SV Road.

Following the CSMT foot-over-bridge collapse on March 14, 2019, dilapidated bridges across the city were re-audited. Last year around seven bridges, which include the Juhu-Tara road bridge, were undertaken for reconstruction on design-build-transfer basis (contractor to suggest the design and build the bridge). While usually the contractors get around 18 months' time to construct a bridge but in this case the BMC had given them a maximum of six months to complete the work. The civic body had also mentioned that they would be fined if the work was not completed within the stipulated time. However, BMC sources said that the contractors would not have to pay the fine as work got delayed owing to the lockdown.