Mumbai: Sion bridge shut, ripples all over eastern suburbs

As Dharavi, Eastern Express Highway and Ambedkar Road see snarls, motorists demand clear signs of alternative routes

Confusion reigned supreme on day one of the Sion bridge’s closure as vehicles clogged up Dharavi, the Eastern Express Highway and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road. Motorists said the authorities should have put up maps highlighting alternative routes. Imtiyaz Sheikh, a Wadala resident who works as a generator mechanic in Dharavi, said he was not aware of the closing of the bridge. “Now I need to go to work via Sulochana Shetty Road, a longer route.”

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