The bridge, built in 1862 near Mumbai Central Station, had steel girders which were replaced by reinforced cement concrete (RCC) girders. During the block, local trains on the fast track were ...

Abstract: Past earthquakes have shown that the considerable in-plane strength of most bridge superstructures is not always sufficient to prevent damage to components of steel plate girder ...

The span of the bridge will be increased from 30 m to 49 m. The demolition will be done in stages, starting with cutting the RCC deck slab and removing the steel girders.

“Two spans of PSC slabs of 6.10 metres length with reinforced cement concrete (RCC) retainers, costing Rs 35 lakhs each had been placed after removing the steel girders.