MUMBAI: Just after an afternoon when the bridge that connects Andheri East to West in Mumbai collapsed on railway tracks, every other bridge running over railway tracks in Grant Road developed cracks and used to be close for traffic on Wednesday.
"The bridge at Grant road station has cracked, hence the traffic has been diverted to Nana chowk towards Kennedy bridge," the Mumbai Police said in a tweet.
The Frere bridge connects Nana chowk at the west of the railway tracks to Novelty cinema on east.
MC disaster regulate room said that they closed the bridge as a precautionary measure.
BMC engineers stated that the crack isn't a big one and they are examining if it broken any portion of the bridge pillar. BMC deal with the bridge surface.
Officials stated that the crack used to be spotted on Tuesday night they usually closed it for traffic on Wednesday to check the structure. Senior engineers from the railway and BMC are at the spot examining the bridge structure.
"The bridge at Grant road station has cracked, hence the traffic has been diverted to Nana chowk towards Kennedy bridge," the Mumbai Police said in a tweet.
The bridge at Grant highway station has cracked, hence the traffic has been diverted to Nana chowk towards Kennedy bridge #TrafficUpdate
& mdash; Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July four, 2018
The Frere bridge connects Nana chowk at the west of the railway tracks to Novelty cinema on east.
MC disaster regulate room said that they closed the bridge as a precautionary measure.
BMC engineers stated that the crack isn't a big one and they are examining if it broken any portion of the bridge pillar. BMC deal with the bridge surface.
Officials stated that the crack used to be spotted on Tuesday night they usually closed it for traffic on Wednesday to check the structure. Senior engineers from the railway and BMC are at the spot examining the bridge structure.
Advisory: #GokhaleFlyover might be closed for traffic for repair work for a few days. Commuters are suggested to take course thru Balasaheb Thakre bridge Jogeshwari /Milan flyover Santacruz/Mrunal tai Gore flyover Malad Goregaon/Captain Gore bridge Parla / Andheri-Khar-Milan subway
& mdash; Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 3, 2018
Mumbai: Cracks seen on bridge at Grant Rd stn
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