Mumbai: Traffic hit on Juhu Tara road as another dangerous bridge shut

Chaos occurred in Juhu and its nearby areas on Monday evening after the BMC shut off a portion of Juhu Tara Road The bridge of the nullah near SNDT university which was declared dangerous by the BMC was closed for traffic Vehicles were diverted via SV Road where commuters were stuck for nearly two hoursAccording to sources BMC has not announced when would they begin work on the bridge hence there is no clarity when the traffic situation would be back to normalA police officer told TOI Barricades have been put up to stop vehicular movement between Juhu garden and SNDT University on both armsWe had requested the BMC to allow light vehicles at least to ply and only prohibit heavy vehicles but they didnt pay heed Another option was to keep at least one lane open on both arms Shutting off the road completely has had a disastrous effect on traffic movementNisha Nair took an auto from Santacruz station to reach Juhu beach for an event but she had to give it a miss as she was stuck on SV Road for an hourA resident Larson Fernandes who lives near SNDT said that it would be a major inconvenience to her when I have to travel towards Santacruz I would have to take a detour via Juhu Chowpatty They could have at least allowed pedestrian accessAssistant municipal commissioner of KWest ward Prashant Gaikwad said that the bridges department had informed them about the need to restrict traffic movement on the bridge BJP corporator Aneesh Makwaney from Juhu said We plan to ask SNDT authorities to open the thoroughfare on their campus that opens up near Raheja College as an alternative route till the bridge work is completedTop Stories of the dayMumbai 14yearold girl leaves home with Rs 5000 to meet Tik Tok star in NepalMumbai Crime Borivli businessman held for raping 19yearold woman in flatMumbai One dead two injured as two cars collide near Mahalaxmi RacecoursePlant twice the number or pay up for new trees Badlapur man who hacked 860 trees toldMumbai 16storey apartments to accommodate 28000 civic cleanersNo more sea view south Mumbai home for the guard from GovandiMumbai doctors suicide Crime Branch wants custody of three accused doctors in Payal Tadvi caseMaharashtra is fifth worst in ragging cases 10 pc ragging complaints over castebased harassmentDeclare internal assessment marks state board tells junior collegesMake Marathi compulsory in schools political parties sayMumbai Auto crackdown nets RTO record revenueRules to regulate babus conduct on new mediaAfter Dabangg 3 Salman Khan to start shooting for Kick 2Mira Rajput trolled for walking barefoot with heels in hand at Mumbai airportAli Abbas Zafar Didnt alter script for KatrinaTaapsee Pannu Dont feel like an insider dont wish to be oneJacqueline Fernandez receives a special token from a young fanKonkona Sensharmas date with the queer communityTelly tattle Faisal Khan takes up gymnastics Kinshuk Vaidyas next based on SairaatMira Rajput with Shahid Kapoor Shilpa Shetty with family clicked in BandraJuhu spotted Sunny Leone and Daniel Webers outing with twins and Nisha is too cuteKatrina Kaifs candid photos Transformation from Boom to Bharatmidday exclusive Ajinkya Rahane to watch IND vs SA from his hotel balconyWorld Cup 2019 A hattrick of opener hundreds beckons Virat KohliWorld Cup 2019 German footballer Thomas Mueller roots for Virat KohliCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates