Updated On: 22 November, 2024 07:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
BMC plans rail, foot overbridges to end traffic snarls with Rs 37.41-crore project

Chunabhatti rail crossing being used by pedestrians on Thursday. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
After Vikhroli, another railway level crossing at Chunabhatti is set to shut down in the next few years. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to construct a rail overbridge (ROB) and a separate foot overbridge (FOB) at the Chunabhatti crossing. The bridge is expected to be completed within three years of the project’s commencement.
The Chunabhatti rail crossing connects Duncan Causeway in Sion with V N Purav Marg in Chunabhatti. This crossing disrupts both harbour railway traffic and road traffic. The proposal to close the level crossing was first suggested in 2019. Now, the BMC has invited a tender worth R37.41 crore.