Mumbai is set to get multiple cable-stayed bridges over rail lines

The BMC entrusted the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MRIDC) to re-construct dilapidated British-era road overbridges in Mumbai and the suburbs. Considering the tremendous road traffic, in most cases, MRIDC has planned the new cable-stayed bridges adjacent to the existing ones. Old bridges will be demolished later. A detailed plan has been made in such a way that it causes almost no hindrance even to pedestrian movement, officials had stated earlier

The construction of these cable-stayed overbridges has already started at Reay Road, Byculla and Dadar. Plans are to complete these in less than two years, officials said

The cable-stayed bridge in Byculla spans 916 metres in length and will rise to a height of 9.7 metres

The first stage work comprised the construction of a bridge parallel to the existing one while in the second stage, the existing bridge will be reconstructed at the same location

The bridge is being built at the Kalyan end of Byculla station 

Meanwhile, the cable-stayed bridge at Reay Road will be inaugurated this year, making it the first such structure in Mumbai suburbs to open for traffic

The Reay Road cable-stayed bridge passes over the Eastern Freeway. It has been designed with architectural LED lighting and will enhance the aesthetic appeal of the area

At Dadar, the cable-stayed bridge is being built parallel to the existing one, which is open to traffic

Work on Ghatkopar’s cable-stayed bridge began recently. It costs around Rs 549 crore

The Ghatkopar cable-stayed bridge will replace the existing bridge connecting LBS Road with the Eastern Express Highway, intersect Mumbai Metro Green Line-4 in the east and the underground National High-Speed Rail Project Corridor alignment of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project corridor, making it a complex engineering feat