The fate of two of the oldest Railway Overbridges (ROBs) of Mumbai — Carnac Bunder, built almost 145 years ago, and Hancock, which is more than 135 years old, hangs in the middle with both Central Railway (CR) and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) laying claims to demolishing them. Once the bridges are demolished, the civic body will have to rebuild them. The demolition, which was to take place before the monsoons this year, is already delayed.

CR claims
The Carnac Bunder, which links P D’Mello Road and Carnac Bunder, and Hancock Bridge in Mazgaon, have been closed for heavy vehicles for the past few weeks, as they can’t take the load. “The bridges are very old. They look strong, but they might have grown weak internally,” said a CR official on condition of anonymity.