Though the BMC missed the deadline for reopening of Gokhale bridge and Barfiwala connector on July 1, it was opened by someone who removed the barricades on Monday morning. Vehicles were plying on the section for a few hours till the BMC closed it once again to complete the remaining work. Meanwhile, the BMC cleared the load-bearing test and assured the bridge would be reopened on Thursday by 5 pm. 

The misalignment of the Barfiwala connector with the newly built Gopal Krishna Gokhale Bridge, had become a national topic of discussion. The realignment work started on April 12 and was supposed to be completed by Monday.