Roads with potholes add to commuters’ woes

Over the last few days, commuters using the Mumbai Nashik Expressway and Bhiwandi Bypass have had to face a harrowing time due to frequent traffic jams caused by the increasing number of potholes that have cropped up on the stretches between Thane and Kalyan in the wake of incessant rainfall.

The stretch falls in the constituency of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who is also the MLA from Thane and the guardian minister. His son Shrikant Shinde is an MP from Bhiwandi.

Commuters travelling to and from Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Nashik and parts of North Maharashtra have complained that they were forced to spend over two to three hours navigating stretches which they would otherwise commute in 15-20 minutes.