Maharashtra's Samruddhi Highway To Deploy Advanced Intelligent Transportation System After 233 Fatalities In Two Years

An Intelligent Transportation System equipped with advanced technology will become partially operational on Maharashtra's Samruddhi Highway next month, with the 701-kilometre corridor connecting Mumbai and Nagpur having recorded 233 deaths in the past two years.

Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who heads the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation, informed the state assembly that the government has engaged police and Regional Transport Office officials to counsel drivers.

Of the 233 fatalities, 126 people lost their lives in 2024, whilst 107 deaths were reported in the first nine months of 2025.

Mandatory checks of fire-fighting equipment in vehicles and driving licences are also being conducted. The question was raised by MLA Sai Dahake in the assembly.

Under the ITS, a video incident detection and enforcement system is being installed at intervals of every 10 kilometres for speed monitoring, which will automatically penalise offenders.

Vehicle actuated speed displays are being installed at intervals of 20 kilometres to enable drivers to check their vehicle speed.

Variable message signs are being placed at every entry and exit point along the corridor and near identified black spots to guide and alert drivers.

Pan-tilt-zoom cameras are also being installed at one-kilometre intervals to identify vehicles driving in the wrong lanes or illegally parked along the highway.

Construction of 15 Highway Police Centres along the expressway is underway, whilst the MSRDC has deputed 192 security guards and 15 vehicles for highway security patrols.

The multi-modal expressway, featuring VIDES cameras, speed displays, variable message boards and PTZ monitoring, forms part of efforts to enhance road safety on one of India's longest greenfield road projects.

A drive to install signage, instruction boards, speed-limit markers, lane markers, cat's eyes and rumble strips has been completed across the highway network.

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