Overview

• An official Home Department notification confirmed the bridge closure from 11:59 pm on September 12, with Mumbai Traffic Police stating the shutdown enables demolition for the Sewri–Worli Elevated Connector.
• Diversions route east–west flows via Tilak Bridge, with Chinchpokli Bridge designated for Parel–Byculla–Worli movements and Currey Road operating on timed one-way access.
• Currey Road Bridge will be one-way from 7 am to 3 pm east–west and 3 pm to 11 pm west–east, reverting to two-way overnight from 11 pm to 7 am.
• Emergency measures include two ambulances with wheelchairs at Prabhadevi (West footbridge) and Parel (East), alongside extensive no-parking zones on key corridors such as Senapati Bapat Marg and Mahadev Palav Road.
• The state approved relocation of 83 families from Haji Noorani Chawl and Lakshmi Nivas to nearby MHADA transit flats after revising the route to spare 17 of 19 buildings, though residents continue to voice concerns as the closure affects an estimated 500,000–700,000 daily users.