Widening work of the Eastern Express Highway (EEH), which runs over the Kopri road-bridge in Thane, is all set to be completed over the weekend. However, due to the work, rail services on six lines between Thane and Kurla will remain shut on the nights of January 24 and 25 from 12.30 am to 5.30 am. The Kopri road-bridge is the main link between Thane and Mumbai.    

A senior railway official said, “Preparatory work has been on for quite some time and finally it will be done this weekend. All the engineers are prepared for it.”
With the girders of the new Kopri bridge arriving at the site from the workshop at Palghar last month, the overall plan envisages widening of the 796-metre-long, four-lane bridge to create an eight-lane one as part of a R250-crore project. Widening of the Kopri bridge was first proposed 14 years ago. The construction department of Central Railway is coordinating with the MMRDA for the project work.