Unable to find any viable diversions for the heavy traffic, the police have refused to shut the dangerous bridge on Hans Bhugra Marg in Vakola that connects the CST Road in Kurla to the Western Express Highway (WEH), until an alternative is found. A trial closure on Thursday night and Friday morning saw traffic snarls stretching up to a kilometre during peak hours.

The BMC, MMRDA and Mumbai Traffic Police had diverted traffic to the Vakola Pipe Road and to BKC on Thursday and Friday. But the ensuing chaos prompted the traffic cops to give a strict no to the bridge demolition.