Andheri residents have raised concerns about noise and air pollution caused by the breaking of slabs of the Gokhale bridge. The locals have requested that the slabs be transported to isolated spots and not be smashed near their homes as senior citizens and children are being disturbed.

The demolition of the crucial east-west connector in Andheri has been going on since the structure was closed to traffic in the first week of November, in the wake of a structural audit report that termed it dangerous. The Western Railway (WR) has been doing the dismantling with a deadline of February-end.