The bridge at Shri Krishna Nagar in Borivli East could be fully operational by the year end, said sources. The BMC has received the approval of the forest department and now awaits the final go-ahead from Mantralaya. Even if it comes soon, the work will start only post monsoon, i.e. after October.

The 22-metre-wide bridge, over Dahisar river, was closed in 2021 after a portion of it collapsed. The BMC completed the reconstruction of half of the bridge and opened it in March this year. For the remaining part, the civic body needed the forest department’s permission, as the bridge crosses the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.