School bus operators are in talks with authorities seeking a change in the timings of some schools around Andheri. This is the result of the closure of the Gokhale Road bridge which has led to severe traffic woes. With vehicles being diverted to other routes, the travel time has increased.

“The traffic moving between Andheri East and West is completely out of control. After the Gokhale bridge was closed, school buses, among other vehicles, are getting stuck in traffic for a long time. Drivers are not being able to manage multiple shifts and match the school timings. So, we will be requesting some of the schools to close half an hour early, to ease the pressure on us and the traffic,” said Anil Garg, president of School Bus Owners’ Association (SBOA), Maharashtra.