Mumbai's Carnac bridge renamed after Op Sindoor, to be inaugurated on July 10
The ceremony will also be attended by State IT and Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar, Skills and Employment Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha, local MP Arvind Sawant, MLAs Sunil Shinde and Rajhans Singh, and BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani.Led by Additional Municipal Commissioner Abhijeet Bangar, the reconstruction was completed by 10 June 2025. The bridge spans a total length of 328 metres, including 70 metres across the railway area and 230 metres of approach roads—130 metres east and 100 metres west. The bridge has passed all required load tests and received structural stability, safety, and no-objection certificates from the railway department.Once the bridge is operational, it will help in reducing traffic congestion on PD Mello Road, especially at the junction of Walchand Hirachand Road and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road. It will also ease traffic on Yusuf Mehar Ali Road, Mohammed Ali Road, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road and Qazi Syed Road. - Ends
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