Traffic jam on Mumbai-Goa highway, Ganesha devotees going to Konkan got stuck near Lonere. Due to the increase in vehicles going to Konkan, there is a traffic jam on the Mumbai Goa highway. Due to this, there are long queues of vehicles up to six to seven kilometers in Lotane area.

Ganeshotsav is celebrated with great devotion in the festival-loving Konkan. For this, Ganesha devotees from Mumbai are entering Konkan in lakhs. A large number of Ganesha devotees left for Konkan on Tuesday night for Ganeshotsav, which starts on the 7th. One and a half thousand ST buses were released. Due to this, the number of vehicles on the highway suddenly increased. As the flyover work is going on at Lonere, the traffic here is being diverted from the service road. Due to this, the road here has become narrow. Due to the sudden increase in the number of vehicles, there was a traffic jam in this place from early morning. The problem of traffic jam was added due to the lack of discipline of the unruly drivers. Traffic has come to a standstill due to the arrival of Konkan-bound trains on both the Konkan-bound and Mumbai-bound routes. Despite the efforts of the traffic police, the traffic at this place could not be smooth. *Alternative route from Mumbai to Lower Konkan** Mumbai Goa Highway (Mumbai-Navimumbai-Panvel-Mahad)* Mumbai-Vashi-Pambeach-Uranphata-Kharpada-Vadkhal-Mahad* Mumbai Pune Expressway (Mumbai-Khalapur-Pen-Mahad)* Mumbai Pune Expressway (Mumbai-Khalapur-Pali-Wakan-Mangaon-Mahad)* Mumbai Pune Expressway (Satara-Umbraj-Patan- Chiplun)* Mumbai Pune Expressway (Satara-Karad-Kolhapur-Kankavali via Radhanagari)* Mumbai Pune Dritgati route (Satara-Karad-Kolhapur-Amboli via Sawantwadi)* From Mumbai to Palaspe via Atal Setu, Mumbai Goa Highway* The administration had made great preparations to make the journey of Ganesha devotees comfortable. More than 600 police and Home Guard personnel were deployed on the highway. But still there was a traffic jam in Lotane area. Motorcycle patrolling was done. The bus station here was temporarily shifted outside the city in view of the congestion caused by ST buses in Mangaon and Indapur every year. Drone cameras were deployed to monitor traffic congestion. But still traffic congestion is seen in Lotane area.