Commuters Stranded For Nearly An Hour As Massive Jam Hits Mumbai–Nashik Highway Near Bhiwandi

Mumbai: Commuters travelling on the Mumbai-Nashik Highway complained of severe traffic congestion near Bhiwandi’s Anjur Phata Circle, with many reporting being stuck for nearly an hour. Several commuters took to social media to express their frustration, describing the situation.

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One user wrote, "Bhiwandi city, Anjur Phata Circle, all the roads are completely blocked, there is no traffic management, no traffic officer, and no one is there to take any action, only Pankaj Shirshad Sir gives a statement, but no action is taken"

A user described Anjur Phata in Bhiwandi as 'traffic hell' and said that commuters are stuck for hours daily. The user added that there is no permanent traffic police presence, adding that, despite repeatedly complaining to Gyneshwar Sable (Senior PI, Anjurphata RTO), there is no visible action on the ground." Another user shared an image where covering a distance of 4.2 km showed a user 37 minutes, which should ideally take about 10 minutes.

Responding to the tweets, the Thane Traffic Police said, "Thank you for contacting the Thane City Police. Your information has been forwarded to the Traffic Control Room, Thane, for necessary action."

Meanwhile, this came just days after, on February 5, commuters were left stranded for hours after a heavy vehicle accident near the Rustomjee complex disrupted traffic on the Mumbai-bound lane of the Mumbai–Nashik Highway.

The incident created a massive bottleneck, with long queues of vehicles stretching for kilometres. The congestion had occurred early in the morning when a heavy-duty commercial vehicle met with an accident in front of the Rustomjee Athena/Azziano residential complex. Though emergency services were dispatched to the scene, the sheer size of the vehicle and the resulting debris blocked a significant portion of the arterial road.

Mumbai Pune Expressway Traffic Chaos

Recently, A gas tanker which overturned on the Mumbai Pune expressway on February 3 triggered a massive 32-hour traffic jam, severely disrupting the regional logistics network. Thousands of commuters were stranded without access to food, water or toilets as vehicular queues stretched for kilometres.

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