"There was a traffic congestion on the sea-link due to a speed breaker at Worli exit point. The four-wheelers slowed down when they arrived this point. To clear the backlog, the speed breaker was removed," Sanjay Jadhav, a constable deployed to monitor traffic at Worli, told PTI.
A sharp turn and a lengthy divider at Worli were a few other reasons attributed for traffic jams. "We have also suggested removing a divider at Worli exit point," he said.
With no toll till July 5, the number of vehicles using this bridge would be huge and traffic snarls are expected to continue at both the ends, police said.
The Rs 1,600-crore (Rs 16 billion) Bandra-Worli sea-link, an alternative route to south Mumbai from the western suburbs, was inaugurated on Tuesday by Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
Many people travelled for the first time on the bridge enjoyed their ride.
But they also complained that it took 35 minutes to pass the bridge. "We thought it would be like any other express highway and we would enjoy a speed ride, watching the sea. The experience was pretty good. It took 35 minutes to reach Worli from Bandra, thanks to traffic," Valentine Fernandes (32), a real estate agent said.
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