A congested 500-metre stretch at Ghatkopar West on the Andheri-Ghatkopar Link Road is giving pedestrians a headache as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is yet to construct a proper footpath there. A resident, K B Raghavan, told mid-day that the stretch between Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg junction and Sarvoday hospital junction, which sees heavy traffic, is a dangerous route for senior citizens and children.

Civic activist Sachin Manjrekar said the stretch was developed around 15 years ago, but the civic body has not constructed a full-length footpath on either side of the road. “The BMC self-parked a solid waste compactor on the road, which is an obstruction for pedestrians. I don’t know why the civic body hasn’t been able to construct a full-length footpath in the past 15 years,” he said.