THANE: The speculative constraint on heavy freight trucks along Ghodbunder Road in Thane, carried out from Thursday, got combined responses on its very first day. While intra-city commuters experienced smoother travel, long-distance drivers dealt with extreme hold-ups as lines of heavy cars accumulated at entry points such as Gaimukh and Kopri.Thane authorities released a short-lived 15-day instruction, forbiding trucks with 10 or more tires from getting in city limitations in between 6am and midnight. Citizens like Sanket Naik from Kasarvadavli reported disorderly conditions at the Gaimukh entry point. “It took me three hours to travel home from Goregaon. Trucks occupied two of three lanes,” he stated. Yogesh Jani stated his bus trip to Thane likewise took hours due to blocked entry points at Ghodbunder.
“If trucks are restricted to just six hours of movement, situation could worsen,” stated person supporter Shraddha Rai.
