India, Sept. 19 -- In light of the Elphinstone Bridge's closure, the Dadar Vyapari Sangh (Dadar Traders Association) has formally written a letter to Bhushan Gagrani, the municipal commissioner and administrator. The letter raises several pressing concerns of the shopkeepers and the residents of Dadar, Prabhadevi, Shivaji Park, Shitaladevi Mandir, and Mahim.

The British-era bridge, which crosses over active railway tracks on the Central and Western lines, was shut on Friday night, and is set to be replaced by a double-decker bridge part of the Sewri-Worli connector-a 4.5-km, signal-free, elevated road connecting the Bandra-Worli Sea Link and the Atal Setu.

While commending the government for its consistent efforts in upgrading the city'...