Heavy vehicles on Mumbai-Pune e-way banned for 6-7 hrs on 4 days
Heavy vehicles have been banned from Khalapur Toll plaza to Urse Toll plaza on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway for six hours on Fridays and Saturdays and for seven hours on Sundays and Mondays.
The highway traffic police implemented the pilot project in the last two weekends under which vehicles with three axles and more were not allowed on the 50-km stretch.
“Referred to as ‘Golden Hours’ exercise, the initiative will save six hours of a motorist’s travelling time on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway,” said newly appointed highway traffic additional director general RK Padmanabhan.
According to officials, the heavy vehicles that will be banned during no-entry time constitute 10% of vehicular traffic. “To facilitate smooth movement for the 90% cars, bikes and buses, the other 10% can res- chedule their travel time,” added Padmanabhan.
The highway traffic chief aims to make the Mumbai-Pune Expressway congestion-free with the help of the Golden Hours exercise.
In another initiative, the traffic department has deployed ‘Spotters Squad’ from September 16.
They are traffic constables discreetly roaming on selected e-way sectors to identify violations.
The constables note down registration numbers of vehicles violating rules and send it to officers posted at booths, who stop the erring motorists.