Trees, toilet, BMC plot delay Sion ROB

The British-era ROB, which is partially demolished, is to be rebuilt but has been delayed for over seven months

- Shashank Rao

MUMBAI: For seven months now, a vital road connecting parts of Central Mumbai has been disrupted after the closure of the Sion Road Over Bridge (ROB). The British-era ROB, which is partially demolished, is to be rebuilt but has been delayed for several reasons.

The four main causes of the delay, as claimed by Central Railway (CR), are five trees, a toilet block, power cables and a building allegedly leased by the BMC, which it is expected to clear and hand over to the rail authorities, which would speed up the demolition and rebuilding of the ROB.

The five trees, on either side of the barricaded portion of the ROB, which was closed to vehicular traffic last August, are along the pathway leading to Sion railway station. The reconstruction has also slowed down on account of the toilet block on the west side of the station, which has barricades around it but is operational.