The potholes on the Mumbai-Nashik highway from Kharegaon toll road to Padgha are causing traffic jams, and heavy vehicles are adding more to it. Thane Police has taken a big decision after citizens started getting angry about this situation. According to this, heavy vehicles have been banned in Thane during the day i.e. from 5:00 am to 11:00 pm. However, heavy vehicles have been allowed between 11:00 pm to 5:00 am. These changes will be in effect till August 30. This decision will reduce the congestion in Thane, Bhiwandi and Kalyan cities along the Mumbai-Nashik highway.
Heavy vehicle traffic continues from Gujarat, Nashik and JNPT ports towards Thane and Bhiwandi. Mumbra Bypass, Mumbai-Nashik Highway and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway are open to traffic. This traffic runs between 10:00 pm to 5:00 am and 12 noon to 4:00 pm. Due to the rains for the past few days, potholes have formed on the highways. This is causing the problem of congestion by slowing down the speed of vehicles.
In addition, the heavy vehicles in the afternoon hours are adding to the traffic. School buses with citizens are getting stuck. As it takes one and a half to two hours to cover the distance of ten to fifteen minutes, citizens are expressing their anger. Union Minister of State Kapil Patil had held a special meeting at the Collector's office and directed to ban heavy vehicles during the day to resolve the daily traffic jam between Majiwada-Vadape. The Chief Minister of the state, Eknath Shinde, had recently inspected the Mumbai-Nashik highway and ordered concerned officials to fill potholes using mastic. After this, Thane Police Commissioner Jaijit Singh has taken a big decision for pothole filling work and according to this, heavy traffic has been banned in Thane during the day.
Such are the traffic changes
Entry of heavy vehicles from Navi Mumbai via Mumbra Bypass to Shilphata has been closed. Heavy vehicles coming to Thane city via Mumbai and Navi Mumbai has been closed at Anand Nagar toll plaza. Entry of heavy vehicles coming from Nashik to Shahapur and heavy vehicles coming from Gujarat to Manor has been closed. This entry ban will be applicable from 5:00 am to 11:00 pm. So, heavy vehicles will be allowed on all these routes between 11:00 pm to 5:00 am.
Heavy vehicles going towards Navi Mumbai from Shahapur can take alternative routes namely Sapgaon, Murbad, Karjat, Chowk Phata, D Point, JNPT. Also, heavy vehicles going towards Nashik from Manor can go through Manor, Posheri, Pali, Wadanaka, Shirish Pada, Abitghar, Kambare, Tsuli, Kelhe, Dahagaon, Vasind through alternative routes, the traffic police said.
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