India, July 17 -- Another bridge that ties into the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC's) grand Mumbai Coastal Road project is the Ramchandra Bridge, connecting Mindspace in Malad West to the Malad-Marve Road.

The bridge will offer residents and office-goers an alternative to the perennially choked New Link Road in Malad West, as well as a connection to an interchange part of the upcoming Versova-Bhayandar Coastal Road. However, the wait for this new bridge is likely to take till 2028 at least.

Initially conceived in the BMC's Development Plan 2034, the bridge got legs in 2021. Anticipating that some mangroves would have to be felled to construct it, as the area falls under a Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), the BMC appointed a con...