Weeks after opening, potholes surface on new Samruddhi e'way
MUMBAI: Potholes have surfaced on an asphalted bridge near Shahapur exit on the newly opened Amane (Bhiwandi)-Igatpuri (Nashik) stretch of Samruddhi Mahamarg, raising questions over the quality of work and the safety of motorists cruising at high speed.
MSRDC MD Anil Gaikwad clarified that the bitumen layer - normally put on the concrete surface of the culverts of smaller bridges - had worn off at this point, but has been restored. "It is a concrete bridge with three inches of bitumen layer on the surface and was in no way indicative of any damage to the structure," he added, pointing out that monitoring for maintenance was being done every day.
The pictures of potholes were uploaded on social media by motorists who took the road via Shahpur exit.
The 76-km stretch of the expressway was inaugurated by CM Devendra Fadnavis and his two deputies on June 5. The entire greenfield Samruddhi corridor from Mumbai to Nagpur has been built at a cost of over Rs 60,000 crore and is planned to be extended on either sides up to Vadhwan greenfield harbour in Palghar and towards Gadchiroli, the forest district of Vidarbha near Nagpur.
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Presently, to take Samruddhi expressway via old Nashik highway, a temporary arrangement has been made for four-five months till the Delhi-Mumbai expressway corridor completes the construction of clover leaf junction that will offer smooth connectivity from all directions. For the traffic coming from old Nashik highway wanting to take Samruddhi for Nagpur, there is a left turn on a temporarily built road ahead of Shangrila junction in Bhiwandi at Aamne village and then a U-turn via an underpass built 600 meters ahead of the junction to eventually come back on the Nagpur-bound Samruddhi arm.
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