Sion ROB reconstruction delayed for seven months by BMC plot, public toilet block
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Sion ROB reconstruction delayed for seven months by BMC plot, public toilet block

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: For seven months now, a vital road connecting parts of Central Mumbai has been disrupted after the closure of the Sion Road Over Bridge. The 112-year-old British-era Sion Railway Over Bridge closed for traffic movement last year on August 1, 2024. The four main causes of the delay, as claimed by Central Railway, are five trees, a toilet block, power cables and a building allegedly leased by the BMC, which it is expected to clear and hand over to the rail authorities, which would speed up the demolition and rebuilding of the ROB. The five trees, on either side of the barricaded portion of the ROB, which was closed to vehicular traffic last August, are along the pathway leading to Sion railway station. “We are looking at dismantling this toilet block in the next two to three days,” said a CR official, adding that it was difficult to move in the heavy machinery and equipment needed for the bridge’s construction since the toilets blocked the approach road to the ROB.

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Sion ROB closed for heavy vehicles from Friday midnight
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sion ROB closed for heavy vehicles from Friday midnight

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Central Railway has proposed the restriction of heavy vehicles on the Sion Road Over Bridge as a safety measure from midnight of June 21 to 22. The Sion ROB, apart from being in a poor state is also infringing the proposed 5th and 6th rail lines between CSMT-Kurla and hence it was scheduled to be dismantled and reconstructed,” …

Sion ROB closure postponed for third time in 3 months
1 year ago

Sion ROB closure postponed for third time in 3 months

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The closure date for the colonial-era road overbridge at Sion, which was flagged as structurally deteriorated by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in April 2020, was postponed for the third time in three months on Wednesday. Dating back to 1912, the ROB is a vital link between Dharavi, Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg and the Eastern Express Highway, whose …

Sion ROB to be shut from Feb 29
1 year, 1 month ago

Sion ROB to be shut from Feb 29

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The 112-year-old road over bridge at Sion will be shut permanently on February 29 to make way for a new bridge. The British-era bridge that connects Bandra Kurla Complex, Dharavi, Sion and Kurla was due to be shut on January 19, but the deadline was extended following MP Rahul Shewale’s intervention. Sources said the demolition would take around 4-6 …

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