Overview
- MSRDC halted Mumbai-bound traffic from 12 pm to 3 pm Thursday near km 58/500 to remove shuttering and paint a bridge.
- Vehicles to Mumbai were routed via Kiwale–Dehu Road–Talegaon onto NH-48 and rejoined at the Kusgaon toll plaza.
- Pune-bound traffic will be fully blocked from 12 pm to 3 pm Friday, with diversions from Kusgaon via NH-48 through Dehu Road and Kiwale.
- Following Wednesday's heavy build-up near Lonavala, reports showed a roughly 5 km jam as lane closures and bridge load tests for the Missing Link slowed traffic.
- Officials say the 13.3 km Missing Link is slated to finish by April 25 and open May 1, and they posted help lines for drivers at 9822498224 and 9833498334.