On Thursday, which marks the four years of the demolition of Hancock Bridge, the Central Railway said they have reached the final stage of approval to begin reconstruction of the crucial infrastructure between Mazgaon and Sandhurst Road. A BMC official said they expect to launch the girders around March 15.

The CR said the BMC sent them the final designs of the bridge on Wednesday and it was forwarded to the Ministry of Aviation that handles the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) for a go-ahead — the final and mandatory approval stage.