The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has floated a ₹46.04 crore tender for structural repairs and noise barriers on the Jogeshwari road overbridge and the MTNL flyover in Goregaon, with construction planned alongside live traffic.
The project, estimated at ₹46.04 crore excluding GST, goes beyond routine resurfacing. Contractors will be required to undertake polymer treatment of structural members, anti-corrosive painting of structural steel, epoxy grouting of bridge abutments, piers and prestressed concrete girders, and epoxy painting. The scope also includes repairs to staircase steelwork, construction of reinforced cement concrete parapets and portions of medians, and structural steel repairs.
The tender includes lifting and replacing bridge bearings, repairing expansion joints, asphalt and milling work, and installing crash barriers and noise barriers. Both flyovers are located in densely developed parts of Mumbai’s western suburbs, where residential and commercial properties stand close to busy traffic corridors.
The inclusion of noise barriers is a significant component of the project. However, the tender does not specify the proposed barriers’ height, material or design. Those details will determine how effectively the installations can reduce traffic noise for nearby buildings while maintaining visibility, ventilation and access along the structures.
The BMC has made traffic management and worksite safety central requirements because repairs will be carried out while vehicles continue to use the bridges. “Contractors will have to install barricades, blinkers and warning boards and provide diversion signage and lighting in consultation with the traffic authorities,” a civic official said, according to the tender conditions reported by the Times of India.
Warning boards carrying the message “Go slow—work in progress” will have to be installed at both ends of the work zones. Barricading must prevent pedestrians and vehicles from entering areas occupied by construction equipment. Contractors will also be responsible for protecting existing utilities and structures during excavation and demolition.
The tender conditions state that any damage to existing properties or utilities, including compensation or reconstruction costs, will have to be borne by the contractor. This places responsibility on the appointed agency to coordinate construction activity with the infrastructure and services already operating around the flyovers.
To maintain continuity, the contractor may carry out work on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and at night. A dedicated workforce and the required equipment will have to be deployed throughout the project. The civic body has warned that failure to maintain continuity could attract penalties.
The contractor will also have to furnish an earnest money deposit of ₹46.05 lakh while bidding for the work. The next steps are the tender evaluation and appointment of an agency, after which the repair and noise-barrier works will proceed under traffic-management arrangements coordinated with the traffic authorities.
