Mumbai’s first cable-stayed Reay Road bridge to be inaugurated on May 13

The new Reay Road bridge has six lanes and a footpath for pedestrians

The Reay Road bridge in Mumbai will be inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at an official ceremony on May 13 evening.

From the site, another road overbridge above railway lines at Titwala will also be opened remotely.

IN PHOTOS: First look of Gokhale Bridge in Andheri after its inauguration

15 hours agoPHOTO GALLERY

The event will take place at at 7 pm on Tuesday.

Reay Road bridge is city's first cable-stayed road overbridge and has been one of the fastest to be completed, as the older one was demolished in February 2022 and the new one completed in December 2024 within a period of two years. It had, however, to wait nearly six months for inauguration.

The new bridge has six lanes and a footpath for pedestrians.

"The construction work of this cable-stayed bridge was started on Valentine's Day 2022 and has been completed within two years. The new bridge is part of a city-wide project to upgrade old bridges. Century-old British-era bridges have been taken up for reconstruction by the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MRIDC), or Maharail, under an agreement with the BMC and railways, as their life span has almost come to an end," an official said.

"The aim is to rebuild the old bridges into cable-stayed bridges without causing any hindrance to traffic, in such a way that a new bridge is constructed adjacent to the old one, which is then demolished for the construction of the new bridge. Once completed, the cable-stayed bridges shall be an iconic symbol of Mumbai," he added.

Accordingly, along with Reay Road, construction is in full swing at Byculla, Dadar, and Ghatkopar. The cable-stayed road overbridge at Reay Road is completed and ready for commissioning.

"The bridge structures will allow traffic movement through the underpass of Barrister Nath Pai Road and will also maintain the required vertical clearance for the passage of vehicles under the Eastern Freeway as per Indian Roads Congress (IRC) standards. The new cable-stayed road overbridge will also add aesthetic appeal to the world-class heritage structure. Additionally, MRIDC has designed architectural LED lighting for the proposed bridge, which will enhance the aesthetic appeal, and has also incorporated a bridge health monitoring system to improve safety parameters," he added.

Construction started on 14.02.2022

Estimated cost of the project: Rs 273 crore

Length of road bridge: 385 m with two down ramps

Number of lanes: 6 lanes

Total project length: approximately 1.52 km