Shut down five years ago, the Delisle Road bridge in Lower Parel will finally be completely reconstructed and thrown open to traffic by the end of September, Additional Municipal Commissioner P Velrasu told mid-day on Tuesday. The BMC had missed multiple deadlines for the reopening of the crucial connector in the island city.

One arm of the bridge, from Senapati Bapat Marg junction to Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, towards Parel is currently being used by motorists. It was open to traffic on June 2. The second arm, towards N M Joshi Marg was to be ready by August. However, the rains dampened the BMC’s plan. “No work could be done in July because of heavy rain. Otherwise, the work would have been completed by the end of August,” said a civic official.