The Mumbai-bound exit at Panvel (1.200 km) on the Yashwantrao Chavan Mumbai-Pune Expressway will remain completely closed for six months starting February 11, due to construction work at Kalamboli Circle. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) is undertaking the construction of a new flyover and underpass as part of the Kalamboli Junction improvement project.
According to the Navi Mumbai Traffic officials, the closure will impact all types of vehicles, including light and heavy transport, traveling towards Panvel, Mumbra, and JNPT. The restriction, imposed 24 hours a day, aims to facilitate smooth construction and prevent congestion in the area.
To manage traffic flow, authorities have suggested alternative routes. Vehicles heading towards Panvel, Goa, and JNPT from the Mumbai-Pune Expressway will be diverted at Konphata (9.600 km) onto NH-48 via Palaspe Circle to reach their destinations. Meanwhile, vehicles traveling from Pune to Mumbai and heading towards Taloja, Kalyan, and Shilphata will have to continue straight from 1.200 km onto the Panvel-Sion Highway, take a right under the Purusharth Petrol Pump flyover, and proceed via Roadpali and NH-48.
The restriction order has been issued by Tirupati Kakade, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Navi Mumbai, under the Motor Vehicles Act. The closure will remain in effect until the MSRDC completes the construction work. "Once the project is completed, the issue of traffic congestion at Kalamboli circle will be solved," DCP Kakade said.
