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The report discusses the demolition of Hancock Bridge in Mumbai which took place in 2016. Hancock Bridge was originally constructed in 1877-1879 but was rebuilt in 1923. The demolition was necessary as the bridge had become weak and needed to be rebuilt, and to facilitate upgrades to the Mumbai Suburban railway which required additional clearance. Demolition began in November 2015 and traffic diversions were implemented. Once Hancock Bridge was demolished, plans were made to demolish and rebuild the nearby 147-year-old Carnac Bridge in January 2016 as part of the railway upgrades.

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Report On Demolition of Hancock Bridge in Mumbai: Submitted by

The report discusses the demolition of Hancock Bridge in Mumbai which took place in 2016. Hancock Bridge was originally constructed in 1877-1879 but was rebuilt in 1923. The demolition was necessary as the bridge had become weak and needed to be rebuilt, and to facilitate upgrades to the Mumbai Suburban railway which required additional clearance. Demolition began in November 2015 and traffic diversions were implemented. Once Hancock Bridge was demolished, plans were made to demolish and rebuild the nearby 147-year-old Carnac Bridge in January 2016 as part of the railway upgrades.

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REPORT ON

Demolition of Hancock Bridge


in Mumbai

Submitted by
Nishant Udavant (1501051)

Introduction
Hancock Bridge was a bridge in Mumbai between the Suburban railway stations of
Sandhurst Road and Byculla. Hancock Bridge was first built between 1877-1879 under
British India era It was named after Colonel H F Hancock, who served as the member and
President of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (then Bombay Municipal
Corporation; BMC) during that period. The bridge was then rebuilt in 1923.

Post its demolition in 2016, Hancock Bridge will again be rebuilt by the BMC with
preserving some of its old structure.

Demolition
Demolition plan was on papers since 2014 as the bridge had become weak and thus
only allowing limited traffic. It was also to make way for the Central Line of Mumbai
Suburban railway to make way for DC-to-AC conversion as the conversion, from 1,500-volt
DC to 25,000-volt AC, requires a minimum distance of 21 centimeters between the train's
roof and the base of the bridges. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Central
Railway at the same time was also keen on preserving old structures and thus was planning
accordingly. In 2014, it was confirmed that BMC would pay for the demolition and
reconstruction. Demolition of Hancock Bridge began in November 2015 and was since
closed for pedestrian traffic.
The demolition work will badly affect motorists as this would cause several diversions that
are likely to clog up bridges like P Dmello Road, S V P Road and the Eastern Freeway.

Traffic Diversions
The diversions have already been planned by the traffic police. According to a
circular published by DCP (Traffic) Anil Kumbhare, motorists coming from Mazgaon
towards Noorbaug Junction would be diverted to J J Road via Nesbit Road and further
towards Noorbaug Junction via J J Junction.
Vehicles would be allowed to move through Kaklij Chowk via Jinabhai Mulji Rathod Marg to
P Dmello Road to Wadibunder Junction- S V P Road and proceed towards Noorbaug
Junction. All the traffic coming from Noorbaug Junction towards Mazgaon would be diverted
to Dr Maheshwari Road.

Other Plans
Once work on this is over, the next on the agenda is to dismantle and replace the 147year-old Carnac Bridge in January 2016, on the same line, closer to Mumbai CST. While the
Carnac Bridge connects Crawford Market with the dockland area, Hancock Bridge connects
old Mazgaon and Dongri areas. The Carnac Bridge named after former Bombay Governor
James Rivett Carnac and a jetty named after him further east, has multi-lingual stone plaques
that too will be saved during the upgrade.
Road bridges for re-building
Carnac bridge
Olivent
TramByculla
Garden bridge
Arthur bridge
Carol(CR+WR portion)
Sion

Nahur

References
1. Shashank Rao (11 January 2016). "Mumbai: With Hancock bridge gone, CR may be
able to add more trains". MiD DAY (Mumbai). Retrieved 12 January 2016.
2. "CR operates 18-hr mega block to dismantle British-era bridge". Business Standard
(Mumbai). Press Trust of India. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
3. "Central Railway Operates 18-Hour Mega Block To Dismantle British-Era Bridge".
NDTV.com (Mumbai). Press Trust of India. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January
2016.
4. "CR operates 18-hr mega block to dismantle British-era bridge : PTI feed, News India Today". India Today (Mumbai). Press Trust of India. 11 January 2016. Retrieved
13 January 2016.
5. Rajendra B Aklekar (6 February 2015). "2 century-old bridges to be pulled down Mumbai Mirror -". Mumbai Mirror (Mumbai). Retrieved 13 January 2016.

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