The 180-metre railway over bridge (RoB) connecting Andheri West and East finally got the nod of the Western Railway officials.
A major hurdle to the 11-km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar (VAG) Metro One was removed on Wednesday. The 180-metre railway over bridge (RoB) connecting Andheri West and East finally got the nod of the Western Railway officials.
The two concept designs, submitted by officials of the Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL), were given the go-ahead by the railways. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which holds a 26% stake in the special project vehicle (SPV) — MMOPL — formed between itself and the Reliance Infrastructure-led consortium, also confirmed the development.
MMRDA chief Ratnakar Gaikwad said on Wednesday that with the designs okayed, work could now begin on the RoB, which is crucial to the VAG corridor. “The MMOPL has already begun work on both sides of the railway tracks. Now, with the final concept designs getting a clearance from the railways, work on the railway premises can also begin,” Gaikwad said.
MMOPL managing director KP Maheshwari said that both the concept designs were approved by the Western Railway. “We received the letter of clearance on Wednesday. We have started construction on both sides of the railway tracks. But the WR will have to clear underground utilities in its premises before we can actually start working inside,” he said.
The task is going to be tedious for the MMOPL engineers as the WR overhead wires run at a height of 7.5 metres. “We can work only between 1am and 4am daily. For those three hours, the railways will have to carry out power blocks. The pillar to be constructed right in the middle of railway tracks would require a lot of minute construction pattern. The total length of the steel bridge will be 183 metres —90 metres of it right over the tracks. It will take at least nine months to complete work,” Maheshwari had earlier told DNA.
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