Thane : Where 90 percent of the construction work of the third bridge on Kalwa Bay has been completed. At the same time, this bridge will be taken over the railway bridge to Patni. Under this, now the Municipal Corporation has made preparations for it. Under this, the proposal to appoint a consultant for this additional work has been approved in the meeting of the Municipal Standing Committee. 2 crore 82 lakh 94 thousand 133 rupees will be spent for this.
The bridge is currently closed for traffic due to the expiry of the British era bridge at Kalwa Naka connecting Thane to Kalwa. This bridge was built 124 years ago. The Municipal Corporation has built another bridge on the side of this bridge in 1995. But due to the closure of the old bridge, the second bridge is also jammed now. Thus the proposal for the third bay bridge came and is about to be implemented. The work on the third bridge over Kalwa Bay started in 2014. For this, Rs 183 crore 66 lakh 61 thousand 353 is being spent. Accordingly, the work on this bridge was expected to be completed in three years. But till now the construction work of this bridge has not been completed. One of these bridges was to be opened by the end of December. But that too has not been opened yet.
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Home Construction Minister Jitendra Awhad had demanded to expand the bridge
Meanwhile, as soon as the bridge descended at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, there was a possibility of jam and jam under the railway bridge. Keeping this in mind, local MLA and Home Works Minister Jitendra Awhad had demanded that the bridge should be lowered across the railway bridge to Patni. His demand has now been met with success. Accordingly, the proposal to appoint a consultant for the expansion work of this bridge was approved in the last general body meeting. The proposal to increase the cost of appointment of consultants was presented for approval in the Standing Committee meeting on Tuesday. Where it is finally approved. Therefore, this bridge will now pass in front of the railway tunnel and is about to land at Patni. This will help the people here to get rid of the problem of traffic jam.