MUMBAI, Aug. 27 -- The Mumbai traffic police have decided to close down the Elphinstone bridge after the Ganpati festival is complete. The date of the closure is set to be September 10 according to Anil Kumbhare, joint commissioner of police traffic, but the traffic police are waiting for the MMRDA's nod. The British-era Elphinstone road over bridge (ROB), a crucial east-west connector in central Mumbai, was expected to be demolished by the end of February 2025. The decision was postponed due to objections by residents of Parel and then later again because of the Secondary and Higher Secondary school exams. The bridge is to be replaced by a double decker bridge which will be able to accommodate more commuters. Once the MMRDA gives the green signal, the traffic police will close the bridge and activate alternate routes for commuters. The Elphinstone bridge connects the bustling central Mumbai areas of Prabhadevi and Parel. It passes over two railway stations, Prabhadevi and Parel, on two different railway lines, used by 500,000-700,000 commuters daily, as per RTO. htc...