The civic administration, which had earlier delayed the progress of Gokhale bridge by not approving a payment proposal, has slowed down work on another crucial connector. It has been a month since the Bridges Department sought its nod to invite tenders for extension of Vidyavihar bridge, but the BMC is yet to respond.

Originally, the Vidyavihar east-west connector was to be 400-metre long, however, the Bridges Department decided to extend the length. “There is a BEST bus depot near Kirol village in Vidyavihar West along with some other structures and road blockages. As we could not land the bridge here, we decided to extend its length,” said an official from the Bridges Department.