It's here! The almost too-long awaited opening of the bridge that will connect BKC and Chunnabhatti will be thrown open to traffic by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority(MMRDA) this morning (Saturday, November 9). Confirming this, MMRDA spokesperson Dilip Kawathkar said, "The BKC-Chunnabhatti connecter which will save a lot of time and fuel of those travelling between BKC and the Eastern Express Highway(EEH) can be used from Saturday morning."

Sources from MMRDA told mid-day that the connector will be opened without any official inauguration. On Friday, Shiv Sena MLA Mangesh Kudalkar from Kurla had issued a statement to this effect. Kudalkar had also stated that he along with MMRDA officials visited the BKC-Chunnbhatti connector and it was found ready for use. A few days back, too, MMRDA had issued a statement saying the 1.6-km long and 17-metre-wide connector was expected to be ready for use from November 9, 2019. As per MMRDA officials , those using this four-lane flyover to reach BKC or the EEH will save about 30 minutes.