The BMC seems to be in no hurry to give some respite to motorists taking the bridge on crowded SV Road in Malad West. Two lanes on either side of the old bridge, which was declared dilapidated in 2019, are ready but not have been opened as the civic body is yet to confirm the compensation proposal for shops that sit on the alignment. mid-day had on November 9 reported that the process was yet to start. Following the report, the BMC initiated the process  but the proposal is yet to be approved even after 45 days.

The 45-foot-wide bridge above a nullah on the SV Road was declared dilapidated in 2019 in an audit that was carried out after the collapse of the Himalaya foot overbridge at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. The BMC thereafter designed two additional lanes on either side of the bridge and floated tenders three years ago. The construction began in December 2019, but the civic body did not finalise the compensation package or alternative accommodation for the shops on the alignment.