Following the girder launch, the next step involves the construction of approach roads on both sides, which is anticipated to be finished by the end of 2024. As per BMC documents, the total length of the bridge is 630 metres with two lanes. The portion over the railway tracks is 24.30 metres wide and includes two-metre-wide walkways on both sides, while the approach roads are 17.50 metres wide with a 1-metre-wide walkway. The overall project is estimated to cost R178 crore.

A BMC official noted that this marks the first time in 30 years that the civic authority has constructed a railway overbridge in the eastern suburbs, with the last one built in the 1990s in Mulund. Speaking to the media, MP Manoj Kotak praised the diligent efforts of BMC’s engineers in completing the installation of the second girder just months after the first one.

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He highlighted that the approaching roadworks on both sides of the bridge would soon be finalised, providing an additional travel option for residents in North East Mumbai to connect the east and west. Several prominent figures, including MLA Parag Shah, former corporator Bhalchandra Shirsat, Pravin Chedda, Deputy Municipal Commissioner Ulhas Mahale, Vijay Balamwar, chief engineer Sanjay Kondanyapure, and deputy chief engineer Vivek Kalyankar, were present during the girder launching event.