While the ongoing expansion of the Sion-Panvel highway has made travelling difficult for people who commute daily between Panvel and the island city, the onset of the monsoon has brought with it more problems. The six-lane project is being expanded into a 10-lane expressway to ease traffic woes.
The 23.09 km-stretch that connects Mumbai to Panvel via Navi Mumbai has developed several potholes throughout the stretch and the uneven surface is causing inconvenience to motorists. About 50,000 motorists use the road on a regular basis and another one-lakh motorists will be added to the current figure after the completion of the project in May 2014.

Ugly sight: The 23.09 km-stretch that connects the city of Mumbai to Panvel via Navi Mumbai has developed several potholes throughout, causing inconvenience to motorists. The expansion work on the Sion-Panvel road began in January last year. Pic/Suresh KK