A week after its inauguration, the newly opened Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) connector is already showing signs of poor quality work, with portions of the road surface coming off. Adding to the concern, nearly eight rumbler strips from the bridge stretch have reportedly gone missing.

On Tuesday evening, when this reporter visited the newly opened SCLR connector arm, it was observed that the small grains from the upper layer of the road surface had come off. Going onto the bridge, it was seen that four rumbler strips installed to reduce the speed of vehicles appeared to be coming off the road.

Vipul Mane, a motorist, said, “On Tuesday, while travelling via the SCLR connector, I was shocked to see that the upper surface of the road had started coming off. One location where the rumblers were installed had also got damaged and an uneven road surface had developed beneath it. All this is happening within a week of its opening, raising serious questions over the quality of the work.”