Road widening work of Sinnar-Shirdi road to begin next week

Nashik: The much-awaited road widening work of the 51 km long Sinnar-Shirdi highway will commence next week as land acquisition of 80% of the land is complete.
The project will be completed in two years. By August 2022, commuters will have a four lane wide road along with a separate land for palkhis heading towards Shirdi all round the year.
Senior officials said that the work of awarding compensation to land owners has also begun and those who have any objection with respect to the compensation given in lieu of their land are also being heard simultaneously.
The current 10 metre wide road will be expanded to 22 metres. Their will also be a median along with the 5.5 metre wide palkhi route along the highway.
Every year, lakhs of devotees from across the country are seen walking towards Shirdi. With this new palkhi route, it will be convenient for devotees to travel to Shirdi. It will also help reduce road accidents, said officials.
Shirdi is one of the most visited temples in the country. Devotees from all across the state and the country visit the Saibaba temple throughout the year. They often travel by government or private buses, private vehicles and sometimes they even walk all the way to the temple town.
The road widening will also help solve the problem of over-speeding which is often a huge problem on this stretch of road. The absence of divider between vehicles travelling in both directions often leads to several accidents.