The Bombay high court (HC) has stated that it would not allow the Maharashtra government to take up new projects like the coastal road through the three districts of Konkan if the state does not ensure that the road-widening project of the Mumbai-Goa National Highway is completed.
HC also took note of complaints of potholes on public roads and highways and asked the government to consider a state-wide policy with concrete measures to deal with the recurring issue to avoid accidents and traffic jams which inconvenience common citizens.
The court also suggested that the state government should consider a diversion or an alternate route to NH-66 to ensure that the contractors are able to complete the road-widening work expeditiously.
