Updated On: 05 October, 2024 07:38 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Demand by locals fulfilled after delay of nine months as civic body starts construction

The vehicles plying on the Delisle Road bridge. File pic
Finally, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started work on the footpaths of the Delisle Road bridge located at Lower Parel. The bridge was opened for traffic in November 2023.
mid-day had reported on November 24, 2023, that locals were complaining about the missing footpaths on the bridge. Following this, Guardian Minister of Mumbai City Deepak Kesarkar instructed the BMC to build a footpath on the bridge. Worli MLA Aditya Thackeray also demanded that a footpath be constructed, as the old bridge had one. At that time, the BMC made temporary provisions for a walkway for pedestrians by barricading the area.