Residents of Borivli West are both annoyed and amused by the shut-and-open case of a bridge over a minor nullah in Gautam Nagar near Savarkar Garden. Two months ago, the BMC had shut the bridge saying it was dilapidated. A month later, locals said, it was opened without repair. They claim it is often shut and opened. A BMC official claimed the bridge continues to remain shut, but miscreants remove the boards that block it, at nights.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had shut the bridge at A S Vartak Marg near Samta building in May citing its dilapidated condition. The bridge connects internal roads and is used by residents’ vehicles. The BMC had put up boards by the hydraulic engineering and bridges departments saying the bridge was shut, but a small opening had been left for pedestrians.