Girder collapses during Eastern Freeway construction in Trombay

A girder collapsed during the construction of Eastern Freeway late on Wednesday evening. No construction worker was injured during the minor mishap.

The Eastern Freeway is being constructed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.

“The incident occurred when the girder near Mysore colony area was being launched with the help of two cranes. One of the cranes developed a fault when an 80 mm bolt on the crane came off. As a result, the girder fell down on the ground from one side. Fortunately, not a single construction worker was injured in the mishap,” said spokesperson Dilip Kawathkar. The incident occurred near Mysore colony stretch of Anik-Panjrapol Link Road (APLR), which is a part of the Eastern Freeway elevated corridor.