The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has just cleared a huge bottleneck near Rizvi Chambers, by demolishing four commercial structures, giving the perennially bustling and challenging Hill Road some space.

A report in this paper cited how Hill Road is breathing easy for the first time in 79 years. The demolition freed up 555 square feet area, making the 2.5-km stretch from Lucky Hotel on SV Road to BJ Road towards Bandstand a trifle easier for motorists. A court case between a builder and those occupying the four structures was resolved after the BMC's intervention. The owners accepted the civic body's offer of compensation and so the space was freed.