India, March 27 -- When Andheri East resident Minoo Sukhia stepped onto the second and final arm of the soon-to-be-opened, reconstructed Gokhale Bridge, he felt as though he had the world at his feet. While that seem like an overstatement, residents of Juhu, Lokhandwala and Andheri will tell you otherwise.

Gokhale Bridge, a vital east-west connector in this linear city, is gearing up for its Phase 2 opening by May 15. And this time, everything seems to be on track - no embarrassing misalignments, just a smooth opening, assured an official with the bridges department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which is rebuilding the bridge. The first arm of the bridge, going from east to west, was opened to traffic just over a year ...