Motorists travelling on the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar road and Sion-Panvel highway should brace themselves for traffic jams in a few weeks, as the repair work on the Sion circle flyover is expected to start in the first or second week of June, due to which the flyover would be shut for a month. Officials from the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) said motorists will have to use the road below while the repairs are on. Currently, the Sion flyover has been closed for heavy vehicles.

As part of the repair work, the expansion joints and ball bearings of the flyover would be replaced. The bridge has a total of 170 bearings that were supposed to be replaced from April 20. Speaking to mid-day, a MSRDC official said, "The work of manufacturing the bearings for the Sion flyover is in progress. We will procure them by the second or third week of June, after which the bridge will be closed for traffic while we carry out the replacement. We have planned out the work in such a manner that motorists won't have to face inconvenience. The bridge would be closed for no more than a month; our aim is to complete the work at the earliest."