India, April 25 -- The railways on Thursday discussed alternative routes and ticket counters for the time when the Elphinstone Road over bridge (ROB) shuts down for vehicular traffic and pedestrians. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), meanwhile, has come out with a brief timeline, spread over three months, for dismantling this British-era ROB.

The discussion came a day after the Mumbai traffic police announced that there would be diversions from the night of April 25 for motorists taking this ROB. Signboards were pasted on the approach roads to the ROB, asking motorists to take a detour via Chinchpokli and Lower Parel. Preparatory works are underway at the site, where bright halogen lamps have been placed.

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