Will fix Mumbai-Nashik highway in 15 days: Eknath Shinde

THANE: A battered stretch of Mumbai-Nashik highway which motorists say causes inconvenience will be repaired within a fortnight, urban development minister Eknath Shinde who is also guardian minister of Thane district, said on Saturday. The opposition and allied political parties had recently mounted pressure on the government for the pathetic condition of the arterial road.

“We have issued stern warnings to ensure work is up to the mark and also ordered an audit of previously executed works,” he said.

Motorists complained of several stretches, including those on xKasheli and Kalwa bridges, have major damage, causing vehicles to crawl to avoid mishaps. Bhiwandi resident Puneet Khimasiya who travels to Ghatkopar regularly says it is an arduous commute.