With more than 35,000 heavy vehicles and more than a lakh of other vehicles commuting through Bhiwandi daily, the road and transport infrastructure in the city is insufficient to take this load. The result is pothole-riddled, accident prone roads and hours of traffic jams.
There are around two lakh godowns and many power loom factories in Bhiwandi. These warehouses are functional for neighbouring cities of Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai. Many vehicles head from JNPT towards Ahmedabad or other parts of Gujarat as well.
Apart from the arterial roads and the Mumbai-Nashik Highway that passes through Bhiwandi city, the route between Mankoli to Anjurphata and Thane to Kasheli are the most affected roads. Moreover, the ongoing Metro work on the
