The long-awaited Delisle Bridge of Lower Parel will finally be fully open today. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) however, is yet to install two escalators and four approach staircases for the use of pedestrians. Three deadlines lapsed for opening the last part of the crucial bridge opened for traffic. 

The first arm of the bridge, from the Senapati Bapat Marg Junction to Ganpatrai Kadam Marg toward Parel, was open for traffic on June 1, 2023. Then another arm towards N M Joshi Marg was open for traffic on September 18. The BMC had assured that the full bridge would be open for traffic from October end. However, it was delayed. Last week Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray opened a part of the bridge. But civic authorities closed that part claiming some work is pending. The police registered cases under various Sections (143, 149, 326 and 447) of the Indian Penal Code against him for forcefully opening the bridge.