Confusion reigned supreme on day one of the Sion bridge’s closure as vehicles clogged up Dharavi, the Eastern Express Highway and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road. Motorists said the authorities should have put up maps highlighting alternative routes. Imtiyaz Sheikh, a Wadala resident who works as a generator mechanic in Dharavi, said he was not aware of the closing of the bridge. “Now I need to go to work via Sulochana Shetty Road, a longer route.”

Antop Hill resident Vikram Singh, whose office is at Bandra Kurla Complex, also said he was clueless about the closure of the bridge. “I’m not aware of alternative routes. If a map were put up at Sion, it would be useful for people like me who are not familiar with the city’s roads. I will use a digital map but not everyone has access to one,” Singh said.