Thane: Using Mumbaikar Artery Nashik Officials informed on Sunday that the highway can expect some relief from this week as officials have deployed teams on the 30 km stretch between Wadape and Majiwada in Thane to repair potholes on the spot and heavy rains. To ensure free traffic even during Evening.
A highway authority official said the decision was taken after a review on Sunday, wherein five teams with around 10-12 employees, including supervisors, labor and adequate repair material, would be deployed from Monday morning.
The Nashik Highway sees heavy inflow of traffic, freight and outbound traffic from Mumbai throughout the day, which was largely affected due to potholes on the Saket and Kasheli bridges for the past few days.
The Mumbai Nashik Highway is maintained by the National Highways Authority of India and the road widening work is being executed by MSRDC.
“We have deployed teams that will work each day to repair the damaged stretches on the Vadape-Rajnoli, Rajnoli-Mankoli, Mankoli-Kasil and Kasahali-Majiwada sections. One team will work in night shift. The damaged patch will be repaired immediately using cold mix technology, which will not require stopping the traffic for a long time on the affected part, thereby ensuring that there is no hitch,” said a senior official of the highway authority.
Meanwhile, regular commuters, including former cabinet minister and NCP leader Jitendra Awhad, who was on their way to Kalwa, faced traffic jams on Sunday evening, even as the traffic police and MSRDC teams working on the highway and NHAI. Working on widening. Visited the spot and took stock of the situation.
“This route has become a nightmare for motorists and the authorities should take corrective action at the earliest,” said a troubled commuter, who travels this route daily.
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