The two-lane road is prone to traffic snarls during accidents

People travelling by road to Matheran will finally have a better stretch to drive on, as the forest department has withdrawn its objection to widening of the Neral-Dasturi road connecting the hill station. However, as a rider, the forest department has asked the MMRDA, which is undertaking the project, to carry out compensatory afforestation on a one-hectare stretch of land.  Work on the road stretch is expected to begin in the next one month.