Phase one of work related to the Carnac bridge and Bandra-Mahim rail bridge was mostly completed over the weekend. While Western Railway (WR) authorities ensured the latter structure’s work was carried out smoothly, there were hiccups in the construction of the bridge on Central Railway (CR) due to a misalignment and a mishap where a labourer was injured in the early hours of Sunday.

Trains on the central line were delayed on Republic Day due to these issues and the length of the block imposed to carry out the work had to be increased by four and half hours. The speed of trains at the Carnac bridge was restricted to 30 km as a precaution. Three more blocks have been planned. Work is currently being done to push the second lane girder of Carnac Bunder road overbridge above railway lines.