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the traffic into clutch, brake and accelerator routine
The vehicles trying to avoid craters on the road led to two-km-long jam this morning
It's taking hours to cross the stretch, a commuter told TheIndianSubcontinent.Mumbai-bound traffic from Pune started accumulating on the
highway and it continues to be slow moving
The state PWD (public works department) workers say they are unable to fill the potholes as the highway is chock-a-block with vehicles.As
container trucks, sedans and two-wheelers jostled for space, barricades, debris, construction material lying on the side of the road added
The traffic which is being diverted to other routes in the city caused similar snarls in Kharghar and Panvel.Driving on the Sion-Panvel
highway has been a nightmare for the last few days
"It's a highway and one doesn't expect to get stuck here for hours," said a motorist.A man lost his life due to potholes on this highway
A few days ago, members of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) attacked a government office in adjoining Navi Mumbai to express their
anguish over potholes dotting the 39-km stretch between Sion and Panvel.Accidents on pothole-ridden roads have claimed five lives in Thane
region in the last few weeks.
