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IN PHOTOS: Mumbai's Parel bridge to be removed tomorrow; final span dismantled tonight

Updated On: 04 April, 2026 02:16 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

The iconic Parel bridge will vanish tomorrow as authorities remove its final span tonight. Residents and commuters are witnessing the end of an era as demolition work begins.

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The entire old bridge is expected to be gone by Sunday. PICS/ RAJENDRA B AKLEKAR
The entire old bridge is expected to be gone by Sunday. PICS/ RAJENDRA B AKLEKAR
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While the Western Railway section has already been removed, the Central Railway is now planning a block to complete the demolition

While the Western Railway section has already been removed, the Central Railway is now planning a block to complete the demolition

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During scheduled midnight blocks between Byculla and Dadar, engineers first isolated and secured the OHE before shifting its load onto specially erected portal structures

During scheduled midnight blocks between Byculla and Dadar, engineers first isolated and secured the OHE before shifting its load onto specially erected portal structures

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This allowed crews to dismantle the bridge sections beneath the suspended wires without disturbing their alignment or tension

This allowed crews to dismantle the bridge sections beneath the suspended wires without disturbing their alignment or tension

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The section over the railway tracks will use open-web steel girders to allow wider spans and minimise disruption to train operations

The section over the railway tracks will use open-web steel girders to allow wider spans and minimise disruption to train operations

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Once complete, the bridge is expected to ease congestion in the Parel-Prabhadevi belt and provide a seamless east-west road link across one of Mumbai’s busiest rail corridors,

Once complete, the bridge is expected to ease congestion in the Parel-Prabhadevi belt and provide a seamless east-west road link across one of Mumbai’s busiest rail corridors,

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