Chawls near Elphinstone Bridge must be assured of in-situ redevelopment: Aaditya

Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday said that the chawls along Elphinstone Bridge in Mumbai must be assured of insitu redevelopment by the MMRDA before it goes ahead with the demolition of the bridgeThe Worli MLA has also opposed the immediate demolition of the bridgeIn a post on X Aaditya Thackeray wrote Last week the Shiv Sena UBT protested against the demolition of the Elphinstone Bridge by the MMRDA We will not let the govt shut down this connector till the Ganpatrao Kadam Marg work is complete and the Sion Bridge is opened for trafficHe stated that the Shiv Sena UBT has opposed the proposed demolition of the Elphinstone Bridge by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority MMRDAAaditya Thackeray has also raised concerns about the ongoing work on Sane Guruji Marg which has been partially taken up again by the MMRDA further limiting EastWest connectivity in the areaHe further wrote on X that the part was firm on it decision to not let the govt shut down Elphinstone Bridge till the Ganpatrao Kadam Marg work is complete and the Sion Bridge is openedLast week the ShivSenaUBT_ protested against the demolition of the Elphinstone Bridge by the MMRDAOfficial We are firm on thisbull We will NOT let the govt shut down this connector till the Ganpatrao Kadam Marg work is complete and the Sion Bridge is opened for traffichellipmdash Aaditya Thackeray AUThackeray April 27 2025He stated the the Sane Guruji Marg was also partially taken up again for work by the MMRDAHe wrote The Worli Sewri Connector was started by us MVA govt in 2021 and 48 per cent of the work was completed till our govt was toppled in mid 2022 However back then we had conducted trust building measures with local residents and shopkeepers for their in situ redevelopmentAaditya stated Ideally the MMRDA should complete the rest of the works of the same connector like the ramps on both sides girder launching for the other parts and only after the other East West connectors are opened up and residents are assured of their housing should they proceed with Elphinstone Bridge demolition after our festivals are done with later this yearHe suggested that the MMRDA Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC and the Mumbai Traffic Police must communicate with each other for such works He claimed that the coordination among different civic authorities was lackingThe Elphinstone Bridge was scheduled to be shut for traffic on Friday but before the authorities reached the siteseveral residents of Parel gathered at the bridge in to protest against its shut downThe lane at the Parelend was blocked by the protesting residents and JCB machines leading to closure of traffic moving towards Prabhadevi for a sometime However the traffic movement from Prabhadevi to Parel was later functional as usualThe Elphinstone Bridge has been kept open for traffic for nowatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params