India, Feb. 19 -- In a push for smooth travel during emergency following the gas tanker accident in the Bhor Ghat section of the Pune-Mumbai Expressway on February 3 disrupted traffic for 32 hours, the state highway police and the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) plan to construct median openings at intervals of 2 to 2.5 km along the 14-km stretch to enable faster traffic diversion during such situations.

Authorities have also proposed deploying a dedicated technical expert within MSRDC and IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd to provide immediate guidance during accidents involving hazardous materials.

Owing to the hazardous nature of the cargo in the gas tanker, authorities were compelled to halt traffic entirely in...