Motorists and commuters in south Mumbai are a hassled lot, with a number of road bridges over rail lines in various stages of repair or revamp. Since the pandemic-induced restrictions continue to keep crowds away from local trains, a large number of Mumbaikars have no option but to get on the roads and put up with traffic as detours eat into their commuting time. Railway authorities, however, claim that most of the overpasses in question will be ready between December and March 2022.

The work on the Delisle Road bridge between Lower Parel and Prabhadevi and the Hancock bridge near Mazgaon over the tracks has become huge obstacles for citizens. Akshay Sah, who has a firm at Lower Parel, said it has become problematic to commute in south Mumbai due to the delinking of bridges over rail lines. “While Delisle Road connectivity has been broken and one has to take a detour, similar is the case of Hancock Bridge. One needs to give a dedicated deadline for such major works and not tolerate any inefficiency,” he said.