Kurla station to get pedestrian subway by 2015:
MUMBAI: The construction of an underpass at Kurla station is likely to be completed by next year. Central Railway (CR) has invited tenders for work on a crucial phase of the project.
An RCC box structure and a staircase below the tracks is yet to be constructed.
"The estimated cost of the work is Rs 1.84 crore and contractors can submit their tender forms by August 5. The work must completed in six to twelve months after the issuance of the work order," said a CR official. Sources said the construction work is complex as labourer will have to tunnel under nearly 10 platforms and railway tracks. The BMC has been tasked with the work in Kurla west and CR will execute the project in Kurla east.
"The underpass is likely to benefit nearly 8 lakh residents of the suburbs," said Anil Galgali of Athak Seva Sangh.
"The Santa Cruz-Chembur Link Road that was opened recently has improved connectivity between Kurla east and west. However, a pedestrian subway is a necessary because most buses for the western suburbs originate from Kurla west and those for Chembur and Navi Mumbai operate from Kurla east," he added. —Manthan K Mehta
An RCC box structure and a staircase below the tracks is yet to be constructed.
"The estimated cost of the work is Rs 1.84 crore and contractors can submit their tender forms by August 5. The work must completed in six to twelve months after the issuance of the work order," said a CR official. Sources said the construction work is complex as labourer will have to tunnel under nearly 10 platforms and railway tracks. The BMC has been tasked with the work in Kurla west and CR will execute the project in Kurla east.
"The underpass is likely to benefit nearly 8 lakh residents of the suburbs," said Anil Galgali of Athak Seva Sangh.
"The Santa Cruz-Chembur Link Road that was opened recently has improved connectivity between Kurla east and west. However, a pedestrian subway is a necessary because most buses for the western suburbs originate from Kurla west and those for Chembur and Navi Mumbai operate from Kurla east," he added. —Manthan K Mehta
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