For the past few weeks, commuters using the Mumbai-Nashik expressway and Bhiwandi Bypass have been facing a harrowing time due to frequent traffic jams on the roads. Even as several commuters travelling to and from Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Nashik and parts of North Maharashtra have complained of being forced to spend around 60 to 90 minutes in navigating stretches they would otherwise cover in 10 minutes, different authorities seemed to be busy in passing the buck to each other.
Officials said the ongoing road repair work in Thane along with potholes that have come up due to rains on the Mumbai-Nashik Expressway in areas such as Padgha and Igatpuri have led to the long traffic jams, adding the issue will be resolved in the next two weeks.
