According to senior MMOPL officials, the basic construction of the bridge, which is divided in three spans, inside the railways boundary is taking very little time as against the expected delays.
If the officials of the Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL) are to be believed, the work of the crucial part of the 11-km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro line- which is construction of the 183 metre Rail Over Bridge (RoB) — which started recently, can be completed surprisingly before its scheduled closure.
According to senior MMOPL officials, the basic construction of the bridge, which is divided in three spans, inside the railways boundary is taking very little time as against the expected delays.
The senior official further agreed that the pace of work was quite good and a bit unexpected. “Work is being expedited by mobilising additional resources and undertaking work at multiple fronts. Further progress will depend on the blocks to be given by Western Railways,” said the official. However, he did indicate an early completion. “This construction activity calls for intensive manpower. At present nearly 200 persons at various levels are engaged to carry out the work. With such massive drive, we expect to finish the entire bridge by January next year,” informed the official. He further said, “The two hour traffic blocks given to us during night between 1 am to 4 am, as and when required, for carrying out the shore piling work. Progress would further improve with more blocks.”
However, there may be a few grey areas. For instance, the crucial period will be the monsoon. “We have already had discussions with the officials of Western Railways as well as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for
permission to work during the monsoon. As we have already being permitted to work elsewhere on the alignment during monsoon, we are optimistic that this permission too, will be granted,” said a company source.
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