Maharashtra CM Fadnavis inaugurates Mumbai's first cable-stayed railway over bridge at Reay Road

During the inauguration event held in Byculla area of central Mumbai, CM Fadnavis also inaugurated another ROB at Titwala in neighbouring Thane district via a video link. Pic/Ashish Raje

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday inaugurated Mumbai's first cable-stayed railway over bridge (ROB) at Reay Road

The bridge is built by the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MRIDC) at a cost of Rs 266 crore.

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The 385-metre-long bridge is an important east-west link on the Sant Savata Mali Marg over the Harbour line railway corridor between Reay Road and Dockyard Road stations, and also passes under the Eastern Freeway.

This is the first cable-stayed ROB in Mumbai and it has been decorated with architectural LED lighting.

During the inauguration event held in Byculla area of central Mumbai, CM Fadnavis also inaugurated another ROB at Titwala in neighbouring Thane district via a video link.

The old Reay Road bridge was built in 1910 and it had completed its codal life, due to which people were facing difficulties. Hence, it was needed to be reconstructed and MRIDC completed the task in record time without causing any traffic snarls, CM Fadnavis said, according to the PTI.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had given the contract to construct the bridge to the MRIDC, also known as MahaRail - a joint venture of the Maharashtra government and the Ministry of Railways.

Mumbai's first cable-stayed road bridge

- Mumbai's Reay Road ROB is the first cable-stayed road bridge in Mumbai.

- The bridge is located between Reay Road and Dockyard Road stations on the Harbour Line.

- It has six lanes and measures 385 metres in length with two down ramps.

- It is built at a cost of Rs 266 crore and replaces an old British-era bridge.

- It connects Byculla and Mazgaon and features remotely controlled, decorative LED lighting.

- The bridge's design was created by Wiecon, a firm from Taiwan, and was reviewed by IIT Mumbai.

- Construction followed top-quality and safety standards under the supervision of Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MRIDC).

Titwala ROB

The second ROB is an 820 metres long at Titwala in Kalyan area of Thane district in Maharashtra.

- It is four lanes wide and connects Ambivili to Kalyan.

- It was built on the Kalyan-Igatpuri railway section for a cost of Rs 100.06 crore.

- The bridge includes service roads on both sides, making travel safer and quicker, especially during peak hours.