AT THE PEAK OF TRAFFIC MESS, THANKS TO HEAVY VEHICLES

With heavy vehicles bringing the traffic to a standstill, the traffic police banned their entry on city roads during peak hours. Experts say the move hasn’t helped much

HEAVY VEHICLES

Mumbai

Thane

Panvel

WHAT THE RULES SAY

RESTRICTIONS

8am to 11am | 5pm to 9pm

The period during which heavy vehicles can’t ply on city’s roads, owing to the rise in number of vehicles and ongoing works on mega projects

EXEMPTION

Private buses carrying passengers and essential goods and services vehicles, including school buses, are exempted from the rule

IN SOBO

Heavy vehicles are allowed to ply only from 12 am to 6.59 am PENALTY

Number of heavy vehicles penalised from January to August: 20,000

Fine: ₹2,000

PARKING RESTRICTIONS

HEAVY VEHICLES CAN PARK ONLY AT:

Privately owned or rented spaces

Authorised pay-and-park spaces PROHIBITED

Street parking

EXEMPTION

Two tankers can be parked on roads close to water sources

The 25.33 kilometre stretch ends in Bandra connecting with the Bandra-worli sea link for motorists heading to south Mumbai.

The road between Dahisar and Bandra on the western express highway is not an easy one.

Further vehicles move to Kalina in Santacruz

At Kherwadi junction, motorists take a left for Bandra-kurla Complex