Amid a deluge of complaints from road users about heavy congestion on the alternative routes following the closure of the Gokhale bridge in Andheri, top BMC officials visited the areas on Wednesday and asked the civic staff to remove illegal parking and unauthorised hawkers that block vehicular movement. The closure of the Gokhale bridge, a key east-west connector has triggered traffic mayhem during morning and evening rush hours. 

The important bridge became out of bounds for motorists from Sunday night. On Monday, mid-day visited two alternative routes in Andheri and Vile Parle to witness the plight of road users, many of whom complained about obstacles and illegal parking.