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Mumbai, Thane motorists using the Mumbai-Nashik highway can heave a sigh of relief as the two lanes on the Nashik bound Saket bridge have been thrown
The BMC is paying for the upkeep of Western and Eastern Express Highways now and this money is coming from the taxes you and I pay to the BMC. Additionally, we are also still being forced to pay toll to the MSRDC, writes Aaditya Thackeray
Former minister writes to civic chief, demands scrapping of tolls and equitable ad revenue for Western and Eastern Express Highways
In a letter to the Municipal Commissioner, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said that since the stretches were not being maintained, scrapping the toll charges will at least provide some relief to Mumbaikars.
It is pertinent to note that from this year onwards, the BMC has also taken over the responsibility of maintaining the Western and Eastern Express highways, which become filled with potholes during monsoon.