Traffic congestion brought movement to a near halt on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Lonavala due to ongoing bridge maintenance work. Vehicles were stuck for over 30 minutes in a 5 km stretch, prompting frustrated commuters to share updates online while authorities issued traffic advisories

Traffic heading towards Mumbai will be completely suspended between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM on Thursday. During this period, vehicles will be diverted via Kiwale-Dehu Road-Talegaon on National Highway 48 and rerouted towards Mumbai from Kusgaon Toll Plaza