Eighteen months after the BMC shut Shastri Nagar Road in Andheri West for reconstruction of a bridge over Mogra nullah, the stretch remains closed, forcing residents and commuters to take a detour of more than 1 km for a road that is barely 400 metres long.

The road connects P Tandon Marg to Sundervan Complex via Yavateshwar Marg and runs near Bhaktivedanta School. Residents say the prolonged closure has increased travel time and disrupted school traffic. The BMC had originally said the bridge work would take 18 months. It now says the project is scheduled for completion by March 2027.