Updated On: 12 February, 2026 09:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Parents and residents say children walking to Kendriya Vidyalaya and St Xavier’s High School face broken footpaths, exposed iron rods and dark stretches due to Metro construction

A schoolboy risks life and limb climbing onto a footpath at Gandhinagar junction, where work on two Metro lines is in full swing. Pic/Rajendra B Aklekar
Pedestrians and school students at Kanjurmarg and Vikhroli have been suffering due to ongoing work at Gandhinagar junction, where four layers of transport infrastructure — Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) Road, the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road flyover, and the Metro Lines 6 and 4 — converge.

Footpaths around Gandhinagar junction, where Metro work is taking place, resemble obstacle courses. Pics/Rajendra B Aklekar