Just days before the opening of the long-awaited extension arm of the Mrinal Tai Gore Flyover, Mumbai Traffic Police have cleared illegally parked heavy vehicles from Relief Road in Jogeshwari West, removing a major obstacle that residents feared could have undermined the project from day one.

The 750-metre, four-lane extension arm is scheduled to open on June 6 and is expected to improve east-west connectivity between Ram Mandir and Goregaon while easing congestion along one of the western suburbs’ busiest traffic corridors.