Key Highlights
- A state highway police officer said, “From Saturday evening, the Ghat section of the Pune-Mumbai Expressway is witnessing traffic snarls on both the corridors.
- The section of the Expressway between Khandala and Khalapur has been seeing traffic jams on weekends and an even worse situation on the long weekends, such as this.
- Almost the entire staff of the highway police and local police stations is on the ground and is trying to manage the situation.” Authorities have advised commuters to plan their journeys during non-peak hours.
- Additional patrol vehicles, cranes, and emergency response teams have been deployed in the Ghat stretch to avoid any congestion due to mishaps.
- Officials said traffic movement is expected to remain heavy until the holiday rush subsides.
