Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Nashik Opens Mumbai-Dhule Carriageway, Sets October 15 Work Deadline
A major road section at Dwarka Junction in Nashik is now open.
It carries vehicles toward Mumbai and Dhule.
Some work under the flyover is still unfinished.
Officials want that work completed by October 15, 2026.
Another service road toward Pune will be made 13.5 metres wide.
This should allow more vehicles to pass through the junction.
Extra traffic wardens will help manage vehicles during construction.
Officials also asked agencies to protect drivers and residents from inconvenience.
The Mumbai-Dhule-bound carriageway at Nashik’s Dwarka Junction has opened to traffic.
The Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation must complete remaining slab work by October 15, 2026.
The Pune-bound service road will be widened to its full 13.5-metre width.
Officials inspected the project on August 31 with police and municipal authorities present.
Additional traffic wardens and safety measures were approved to reduce construction-related disruption.
- Who
- The Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation, Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority, police and municipal officials are involved.
- What
- The Mumbai-Dhule carriageway at Dwarka Junction opened, while remaining construction work continues.
- When
- The site was inspected on August 31, and the remaining work is due by October 15, 2026.
- Where
- Dwarka Junction in Nashik, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The project is intended to ease congestion, increase road capacity and improve traffic management.
- Opened route
- Mumbai-Dhule-bound carriageway
- Remaining deadline
- October 15, 2026
- Service road
- Pune-bound route to be developed to 13.5 metres wide
- Inspection date
- August 31
- Project location
- Dwarka Junction, Nashik
- Traffic measures
- Additional manpower and traffic wardens approved