The political upheaval in the city over the last few days has meant that major decisions, which if not taken on time, might jeopardise the lives of thousands of commuters. In order to make way for a convoy of politicians, traffic cops could not conduct diversion trials on Monday to shut down the dilapidated Vakola bridge. They have also been busy managing traffic on Hans Bhugra Marg to keep it clear for VIP movement.

Requesting anonymity, a traffic cop said, "There has been a lot of VIP movement, obviously of politicians, on the WEH for the past three to four days. Traffic cops on the highway are busy keeping these roads clear for the movement. Priority is being given to the traffic movement instead of the road diversion trials."