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mid-day editorial: Time to shake off the apathy and take action

South Mumbai's key connector, the Mahalaxmi Station Bridge, a five-month-old structural audit report has revealed, needs urgent and major overhaul. The BMC though is yet to initiate action, said a front-page report in this paper

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South Mumbai's key connector, the Mahalaxmi Station Bridge, a five-month-old structural audit report has revealed, needs urgent and major overhaul. The BMC though is yet to initiate action, said a front-page report in this paper.

The audit report raises serious concerns over the bridge's structural stability, excessive corrosion of rebars, columns, slabs and beams, and replacement of all expansion joints. It also suggests measures to prevent a disaster to the 'T' bridge built 80 years ago.

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