Just two weeks after opening up the Juhu Tara road bridge for light vehicles, the BMC plans to remove height barriers installed on it, to make way for Ganesh idols. As the bridge forms a crucial part of the route that Ganesh mandals take for immersion of idols, the height barriers will be removed for six days of the festival, a decision taken in consultation with Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) experts.

The Juhu Tara road bridge, which was completely shut for vehicular traffic from Gazdharbandh junction to Juhu beach since June 3, after being declared dilapidated in an audit report, reopened on August 9. The bridge is crucial for traffic from Juhu to Bandra. After the traffic police diverted vehicles to S V Road and Vaikunthlal Mehta Marg at Vile Parle, the SNDT College Road also allowed traffic from the internal road as an alternative to the Juhu Tara road bridge.