An activist has alleged that about 50 commercial establishments along the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road have illegal floors that their owners built on the pretext of being affected by road-widening work. The shops now include an illegal pub and food outlets that are unsafe and overcrowded on weekends, claimed the activist.

When the road was widened two years ago, some shops whose area was reduced were given permission by officials to add a floor to make up for the lost space. But shops that were unaffected have an illegal extra floor.