Mumbai, May 31: Commuters going towards Ghatkopar are stuck in long traffic jams as the bridge on Andheri-Ghatkopar Link road was closed after a structural audit declared the structure under C1-category.  The bridge also connects east and west Ghatkopar. On May 29, authorities began demolition of the leading to LBS road. Mumbai CSMT Bridge Collapse: BMC Releases Preliminary Audit Report, Suspends 2 Officials; 2 Retired Chief Engineers to Face Department Inquiry.

Due to repair work, Andheri link road is also closed from Rasika Bar to Eastern Express Highway. The road will remain closed until the repair work is complete. Due to this, Shreyas signal is also closed. The C-1 category means the structure is very dangerous and need to be repaired immediately. Navi Mumbai: FOB in Vashi's Sagar Vihar Collapses, 2 Injured.

Commuters took to Twitter about the long traffic jam :

Last month, two people sustained injuries after a part of foot overbridge in Sagar Vihar of Vashi area in Navi Mumbai collapsed. Earlier in March,  the foot overbridge collapsed outside Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, killing five people. The incident took place around 7:20 pm when around 400-500 people were around the foot over bridge.

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