India, May 26 -- Severe traffic congestion hit city roads and surrounding highways on Sunday as heavy rains and road works led to long queues at toll plazas and key roads. Commuters experienced slow-moving traffic at toll nakas at Khed Shivapur and Urse, along the Pune-Mumbai Expressway, particularly in the ghat section.

According to Vikrant Deshmukh, superintendent of police, Highway Safety Patrol (HSP), Pune division, the combination of weekend traffic and ongoing road work contributed to the snarls.

"As it's a weekend, we are witnessing a significant rise in vehicles heading toward Mumbai, Satara, and Lonavla. In the ghat section of the Pune-Mumbai Expressway, continuous rainfall has made driving conditions difficult, slowing down tr...