While commuters can expect to ride the monorail between Chembur and Wadala in the next six to eight months, they will have to wait till June next year for the route to be extended to Jacob Circle. Work on extending the corridor up to Jacob Circle has slowed down owing to the relocation of a temple, said officials associated with the project. The first monorail line was originally planned from Jacob Circle to Chembur via Wadala. However, work on the 20-km corridor was divided into two parts due to obstacles in the development of the route up to Jacob Circle. The first part was the 10-km corridor between Chembur and Wadala and the second the route from Wadala to Jacob Circle. Work on the Wadala-Jacob Circle corridor had run into trouble as there were many closely-packed residential buildings. The presence of a few heritage sites and the Arthur Road jail also proved to be stumbling blocks. In the next six months, steel view-cutters (metal screen) will be installed on the monorail route along Arthur Road jail for security proposes. A 15-m high watchtower will also be erected. The view-cutters and the tower are expected to cost Rs 1.86 crore. The view cutters will be 13-m high and block commuters’ view of the prison, which houses 26/11 gunman Ajmal Kasab.
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