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The Dahisar Toll Plaza, located at the entrance of the Mira-Bhayandar region, will be relocated near the nursery close to Versova Bridge
Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde (Image: PTI)
In a major relief to commuters, the Maharashtra government has proposed moving the Dahisar Toll Plaza, a major bottleneck for motorists using the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, to about two kilometers to a location near Versova Bridge, ahead of the Diwali festival.
According to officials, the Dahisar Toll Plaza, located at the entrance of the Mira-Bhayandar region, will be relocated near the nursery close to Versova Bridge. This comes amid concerns over severe traffic congestion and excessive fuel wastage that are being faced by residents and daily commuters due to the toll’s current location.
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Times Now quoted state Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik as saying that the existing Dahisar Toll Plaza has been a major bottleneck on the highway, causing massive traffic jams and adding to environmental pollution in the area. The situation affected over 1.5 million local residents of Mira-Bhayandar, Dahisar, Thane, vehicle owners, and passengers traveling towards Mumbai, who faced delays of up to 30 to 60 minutes, along with unnecessary fuel consumption.
The proposal was approved at a review meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who is also urban development minister and minister for the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Dahisar MLA Prakash Surve, Manoj Jindal (Deputy Managing Director, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation), Suhas Chitnis (National Highway Authority official), Police Commissioner Niket Kaushik (Vasai-Virar Commissionerate), and IRB contractor Virendra Mhaiskar, along with other senior authorities.
According to Hindustan Times, the traffic gridlock at the current location of Dahisar Toll Plaza not only impact motorists on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, but also motorists in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, especially Mira-Bhayandar, which lies just beyond Mumbai’s city limits.
Sarnaik said “Under the leadership of CM Eknath Shinde, several tolls in the state were previously abolished, and smaller vehicles were exempted from toll charges. The same proactive approach is now being extended to the Dahisar Toll issue, which falls within the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation jurisdiction.”
The proposal will now be sent by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation to the National Highway Authority for approval and after clearance from the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the process to shift the toll will begin. The entire relocation will likely take about 1 to 1.5 months.
September 10, 2025, 09:11 IST
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