India, April 16 -- The closure of the 125-year-old Elphinstone Bridge for demolition and reconstruction has been put on hold for at least a week after the Mumbai traffic police received 417 objections and suggestions from citizens regarding the proposed action.

According to traffic police officers, several citizens have objected to the closure of the vital east-west connector in central Mumbai because a few roads near it have already been dug up for infrastructure work. "There is work going on at a few roads surrounding the Elphinstone Bridge, including the Senapati Bapat Marg and Ganpat Kadam Marg," said Anil Kumbhare, joint commissioner of police (traffic).

The traffic police have sent objections to the concerned departments and asked...