Today, we will see the true test of whether things have improved in the four weeks since the demonetisation drive began and toll plazas announced a temporary waiver of toll charges. Mumbaikars will be hard pressed to reach their workplace in time as this will be the first working day when Mumbaikars will once again have to queue up and shell out their change at the toll booths.

The weekend itself witnessed long queues and bumper-to-bumper traffic stretching as long as 5 km. A report in this paper stated that motorists were using Rs 2,000 notes to pay a toll of less than Rs 100 and toll operators were finding it difficult to cough up change for so many people. One hopes that the authorities have made at least some more arrangements to deal with the rush that is expected today onwards.