Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Maharashtra Plans Enhanced Safety Measures on Accident-Prone Highways
The Maharashtra government wants to make dangerous highways safer.
Officials will identify places where many accidents happen.
They may improve roads, signs, lights and crash barriers in those places.
Police may use more cameras and enforce speed limits more strictly.
They may also act against wrong-side driving and drunk driving.
The Samruddhi Expressway will receive special attention because long trips can make drivers tired.
More patrols, ambulances and rescue vehicles may help people faster after crashes.
The goal is to prevent accidents and save more lives when accidents happen.
The Maharashtra government plans stronger safety measures on national and state highways.
Accident-prone locations will be assessed for engineering, traffic-control and emergency-response improvements.
Measures may include stricter speed enforcement, more cameras, lane monitoring and action against wrong-side driving.
The Samruddhi Expressway is expected to receive more patrols, ambulances, recovery cranes and safety advisories.
Authorities aim to speed up rescue and medical assistance while reducing road deaths across Maharashtra.
- Who
- The Maharashtra government, highway police, transport authorities, health services and local administrations.
- What
- A planned package of highway safety, enforcement and emergency-response measures.
- When
- The measures are planned or expected to be introduced; no specific date is stated.
- Where
- National and state highways across Maharashtra, including the Hindu HridaySamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg.
- Why
- To reduce road accidents and fatalities and provide faster assistance to injured passengers.
- Main authority
- Maharashtra government
- Roads covered
- National and state highways
- Special focus
- Hindu HridaySamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg
- Enforcement
- Speed limits, CCTV and speed cameras, lane discipline, wrong-side driving and drunk driving
- Infrastructure review
- Road conditions, signage, lighting and crash barriers
- Emergency response
- Highway patrols, ambulances, recovery cranes, rescue teams and hospital coordination
- Stated goal
- Prevent crashes and reduce fatalities through quicker assistance