Vehicular traffic on Mumbai-Pune Expressway, also known as Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway, will be shut on Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24, as Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) will undertake bridge maintenance work.
Block on Mumbai Pune highway has been planned from 12 am to 3 pm on April 23 and 24 for removal of shuttering and painting work on a bridge located near Dongargaon-Kusgaon, said MSRDC in a release issued on Tuesday.
Vehicular traffic towards Mumbai during these hours will remain completely closed on April 23. Vehicles will be diverted via the Kiwale-Dehu road, Talegaon route, onto National Highway 48 and rejoin at the Kusgaon toll plaza.
On the next day, that is on April 24, the vehicular traffic toward Pune will be closed for 3 hours from 12 pm to 3 pm and vehicles will be diverted from Kusgaon toll plaza via National Highway 48 through the Dehu Road-Kiwale route.
In case of any difficulty, commuters can contact the MSRDC control room on 9822498224 or the highway police helpline at 9833498334, the release said.