For the past six months, the BMC has been waiting for the Forest Department to give the green light for the proposed Rs 33.71-crore bridge from Yari Road to Lokhandwala. The bridge, once built, will reduce travel time between the two points from 20 minutes to just five. But, commuters still have a wait ahead of them.

While the civic body had already hired a contractor a year ago, the forest authorities are yet to issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the project, which passes through mangroves.