A bridge across the Malwani Evershine Nagar creek in Malad West that was used as a shortcut by bikers to reach Link Road has now been shut by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The civic body also demolished the ramps on both sides and permanently closed the bridge by placing cement barriers, making regular commuters furious, a report stated.

On Monday, various NGOs and local political leaders gathered with more than 100 people under the banner of ‘Malwani Vikas Manch’ and protested outside the BMC office, demanding that the bridge be reopened for bikers. Irked locals threatened to escalate their protests. Civic body officials, though, claimed that the bridge was never meant for bikers and a flyover bridge on Marve Road had been built and was open for public movement.