Big stones meant for potholes hit traffic

Aurangabad | Tuesday | 4th September, 2018

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When informed about the stones that were coming off, Kulkarni said he would look into the matter. The stones have not only led to traffic snarls, it is also incoveniencing businesses and residents in equal measure.On Monday, the contractor engaged manual labourers to break the stones into smaller (4 to 6 inches long) pieces. Vehicles tend to lose balance if fine granular-sub-base (GSB) is used for levelling the road." The municipal corporation decided to undertake repair works in the market places considering the heavy traffic and the gaping potholes pockmarking the area.The narrow roads have shrunk further after AMC's road repair contractor unloaded heaps of stones at regular intervals of the road last week. AURANGABAD: The civic administration has unloaded heaps of stones having a diametre of one foot to fill the potholes at Jafar Gate in Old Mondha , deterring the movement of traffic for the last three to four days.Citizens have been contemplating how Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) plans to level the road using the stones.The condition of roads have always been abominable in the busy market area of Old Mondha..