Lok Sabha Question No. 2113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: Traffic Jams on the Thane–Vadpe Highway
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2113 ANSWERED ON 12 TH  FEBURARY, 2026

## TRAFFIC JAMS ON THE THANE-VADPE HIGHWAY

†2113. SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE:

Will the MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps being taken by the Government to address the problem of severe  traffic  congestion  on  the  Thane-Vadpe  Highway  at  Bhiwandi  in Thane, Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of progress made in the road widening project from Anjur Phata to Kalyan Naka;
- (c) the rate of road accidents on National Highways in Bhiwandi district; and
- (d) whether  any  concrete  steps  are  being  taken  by  the  Ministry  to enhance road safety and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The Government in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has sanctioned  the  widening  of  Thane-Vadpe  section  of  National  Highway (NH)-848 from existing 4-lanes to 8-lanes with 2-lane service road on both sides to address the problem of severe traffic congestion. The widening work is under implementation with target for completion in March, 2026.
- (b) Anjur Phata to Kalyan Naka road is State Road under the jurisdiction of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

(c) The details of road accidents during the last three calendar years on NH-848 and NH-61 falling within the Bhiwandi district are as under:

| NH No.   | Year   |   Number of Accidents |   Injuries |   Fatalities attributed various reasons for causing of the accidents viz. Over speeding, Rash Driving, Drink & Driving, Lane Indiscipline etc. |
|----------|--------|-----------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 848      | 2023   |                    63 |         54 |                                                                                                                                              9 |
|          | 2024   |                    89 |         74 |                                                                                                                                             15 |
|          | 2025   |                    36 |         24 |                                                                                                                                             12 |
|          | Total  |                   188 |        152 |                                                                                                                                             36 |
| 61       | 2023   |                     5 |          3 |                                                                                                                                              2 |
|          | 2024   |                     6 |          4 |                                                                                                                                              2 |
|          | 2025   |                     0 |          0 |                                                                                                                                              0 |
|          | Total  |                    11 |          7 |                                                                                                                                              4 |

(d) In  order  to  enhance  the  road  safety  on  NH-848,  one  fly-over,  nine vehicular underpasses and one light vehicular underpass are provisioned in the widening work of Thane -Vadpe section.

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