CM Devendra Fadnavis, Speaker Rahul Narwekar, MLC Manisha Kayande and BMC chief Bhushan Gagrani during the inauguration of Sindoor Flyover in Mumbai on Thursday. PIC/X
The Sindoor Flyover is located near Masjid Bunder Railway Station and connects to P D'Mello Road, re-establishing a critical east-west connection in South Mumbai
The new bridge replaces the 150-year-old Carnac Bridge, which was dismantled in August 2022 after being declared unsafe by Central Railway. It serves as a crucial connector between the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Masjid Bunder, and Mohammed Ali Road areas
"The Sindoor Bridge is a railway overhead bridge and located in a congested area. Despite challenges, BMC has completed the construction of the Sindoor Bridge within the deadline," said Fadnavis, lauding the engineers and workers behind the bridge revamp
"For many years, it was called the Carnac Bridge, as it was named after James Rivett-Carnac, a British Governor. However, if we go through the governor's history, we see that he facilitated several atrocities against Indians. This is a black chapter in our history and needs to be erased. Accordingly, in an attempt to erase the black chapters of our history, we have changed the name of the bridge. The bravery of the Indian army while carrying out its Operation Sindoor is extraordinary. Hence the bridge has been named after the the Indian Armed Forces' Operation Sindoor," Fadnavis told reporters
The total length of the flyover is 328 metres, which includes the 70 metres under the railway jurisdiction. The remaining 230 metres comprise approach roads within BMC limits—130 metres on the eastern side and 100 metres on the western side
The bridge features two steel girders, each 70 meters long, 26.5 metres wide, and 10.8 metres high, weighing 550 metric tonnes, installed on reinforced cement concrete piers. The superstructure includes an RCC deck slab, asphalting, and fully developed approach roads (PIC/ASHISH RAJE)
Following successful load testing and inspections, the Sindoor Flyover received stability and safety certificates, along with a No Objection Certificate from the Railway Department. It has concrete carriageways, mastic layering, anti-crash barriers, painting and road markings
The reopening of the bridge restores east-west connectivity that had been disrupted for nearly 10 years. It is expected to ease traffic congestion on P D'Mello Road, especially at the Walchand Hirachand Road and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road junction. Vehicular movement on adjoining roads such as Yusuf Meherally Road, Mohammed Ali Road, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road, and Qazi Sayyed Street will also improve. The bridge provides a seamless link between the port areas of South Mumbai and commercial zones including Crawford Market, Kalbadevi and Dhobi Talao
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