An advisory committee set up by the BMC commissioner to examine the Juhu Tara bridge, which has been shut since June 4 for repair, has opposed the civic body's decision to put up a slab on the road. The slab will put additional burden on the bridge, said the panel in a letter to Praveen Pardeshi on Friday.

The BMC had decided to put a slab on the bridge on the basis of the recommendation of Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute. Pardeshi set up the Citizens' Technical Advisory Committee to seek suggestions on the repair.