As the BMC decided to not increase the span of  the Coastal Road pillars beyond 60 metres for navigation of boats at Cleveland Bunder, fisherfolk from Worli have threatened to stop the work again. In a letter to the civic body, the fisherfolk said that if the contractor continues work on the interchange beyond pillar 5, it will amount to violation of the terms of the CRZ clearance.

The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), in its report to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, stated that a 60-metre distance between pillars is sufficient and appropriate. However, the civic body has proposed accident response measures and insurance cover which indirectly acknowledgement of the risk of the present navigation span.