Santosh Sonawane | TNN | Sep 7, 2020, 04:30 IST
Nashik: The pothole-riddled road at the Dwarka junction has been slowing down the vehicular traffic on the Mumbai-Agra highway over the past few days.
Police personnel responsible for streamlining traffic at this junction said they have informed their senior officers of the issues so that the matter can be taken up with the civic officials concerned.
The Dwarka junction on the Mumbai-Agra highway is one of the busiest junctions in the city. A large number of vehicles from the Mumbai side, the Dhule side, from Nashik city and Pune criss-cross at this junction all through the day.
Taking into account the frequent traffic snarls at this junction, the city police have already banned the movement of heavy vehicles here between 8 am and 10 am. These vehicles are diverted to other routes.
A couple of months ago, the city police had set in operation a traffic signal at this junction. For a brief while, it appeared that the perennial problem of the Dwarka junction had been resolved. However, the showers over the past two months have created potholes around this junction — again slowing down vehicular movement.
Though motorists are following the road signals, they get stuck in the middle of the junction where huge potholes have developed.
A traffic constable said when the vehicles slow down in the middle junction, chaos ensues. The police officers said they would be writing to the NMC and get the potholes filled immediately.
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