Cut, repair, rejoin, all while motorists continue to use it — that's what will happen to Andheri's Gokhale Road Bridge, which had collapsed partially on the railway tracks two years ago. The BMC has decided to cut the bridge across its length. Given the traffic on the bridge, the civic body came up with this proposal to rebuild it in phases.

A part of Gokhale Bridge, located towards the south end of Andheri station, collapsed on the railway tracks on July 3, 2018. The 49-year-old bridge needed reconstruction, the BMC's audit and testing found. While the middle portion of the bridge on the railway tracks is in good condition, the pillars and other beams on either side are corroded. The BMC will demolish and construct that part without any dimensional changes. The work will be done from S V Road up to the western end of the bridge — from railway land up to Teli Galli on the east.