Finally, after 15 months, and extending deadlines at least six times, one side of the Gopal Krishna Gokhale Bridge will be completed by Saturday. The bridge may open on Monday for the general public. However, residents have been raising questions over the unfinished work of alignment of the Barfiwala bridge for the last two years.

Gokhale bridge has been in the limelight since its closure in November 2022. Residents of Andheri, Versova, and Vile Parle have to take a long route either from the Andheri subway or the Captain Vinayak Gore flyover in Vile Parle. After taking several site visits and many letters to the BMC, residents will finally get their half bridge back.