Mumbai: Commuters travelling on the Mumbai–Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway are likely to face short but repeated disruptions over the coming days as infrastructure work moves into a crucial phase. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has announced temporary traffic stoppages on a busy stretch of the expressway to facilitate the installation of overhead gantries as part of an advanced traffic monitoring system.
According to officials, regulated traffic blocks will be imposed on sections passing through Buldhana and Jalna districts between February 9 and February 18. The work is linked to the Highway Traffic Management System (HTMS), which aims to improve road safety, surveillance, and traffic control on the high-speed corridor.
The gantry installation will be executed in nine separate phases, with each phase involving a complete halt of traffic for roughly one hour at a time. These stoppages will affect both directions—towards Mumbai as well as towards Nagpur—though not always simultaneously. Once the installation at a particular point is completed, traffic will be allowed to move normally.
The work locations are spread across the expressway between roughly 300 km and 365 km from the Nagpur end. This includes areas near Lonar, Sindkhedraja, and Deulgaonraja in Buldhana, along with portions of Jalna taluka. Overhead gantries are being installed at multiple points along this stretch to support intelligent traffic systems.
Authorities indicated that most traffic blocks will be scheduled during predictable time windows to minimise inconvenience. On some days, vehicles heading towards Mumbai may be stopped around midday, while on other days, traffic towards Nagpur could be paused during the afternoon hours. In certain phases, both directions may experience stoppages one after the other on the same day.
Motorists have been advised to remain alert, plan their travel in advance, and keep buffer time while passing through the affected sections. Long-distance travellers, in particular, are urged to avoid reaching these stretches during the scheduled blockage periods to prevent delays.
