Diversion of buses on Sion ROB to inconvenience several commuters

MUMBAI: BEST on Monday said it has diverted buses on 23 key routes due to closure of Sion railway overbridge (ROB) near the railway station. The traffic police has restricted movement of heavy vehicles on this bridge. This will impact several daily bus commuters.
Heavy vehicles and vehicles more than 2.8m in height will be restricted entry from both bounds of ROB from June 29 to July 13 as Central Railway has declared it dangerous, a traffic police official said.
Sources said that that commuters will face inconvenience as their trip time will increase at at least 15 minutes due to the diversions.
A BEST spokesperson said that while five bus routes are diverted via 60 feet road, one is diverted via 90 feet road and three via BKC connector. While four more routes are diverted via Dharavi depot and one via Sion hospital road, few other routes are also impacted due to the demolition work to be carried out regarding Sion ROB.