Overview

• At least three cars suffered punctures before dawn on September 10 near Daulatabad on the Mumbai-bound lanes, with no injuries reported.
• MSRDC said the sharp objects were aluminium nozzles installed for epoxy grouting on a roughly 15‑metre section, not nails planted to cause damage.
• The agency said traffic had been diverted during the work, which finished around 11:30 pm on September 9, but some vehicles entered the repair zone and hit the nozzles.
• All nozzles were removed by about 5 am and traffic flow returned to normal, according to MSRDC and highway police accounts.
• MSRDC announced a penalty for the maintenance contractor over inadequate traffic control, and Daulatabad police have summoned the contractor and witnesses as the probe continues; stranded motorists in videos alleged delayed assistance.