Summary:
It is strategically important as it handles the entire flow of heavy traffic to and from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust as also the cargo hubs in the Raigad district. "We have alerted the various truck associations about opening of the Mumbra bypass and that they should avoid taking the internal routes," said DCP (traffic) Amit Kale.The six-km bypass built in 2000 goes through the Parsik hills and overlooks the Mumbra-Retibunder creek. There weren't any trucks on the road, not only because of the bypass but probably because it was a bandh," said Rajesh Master, resident of Patlipada. "The four-lane bypass had developed huge craters and needed immediate attention. "It usually takes me two-and-a-half hours to reach Goregaon, but on Monday I reached in an hour, the usual time..