The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has begun identifying the reasons for road accidents on the Nagpur-Shirdi stretch of the 
Samruddhi Mahamarg. Sanjay Yadav, joint managing director, MSRDC, said, “Prima facie, it appears that the majority of the accidents on the Nagpur-Shirdi stretch of the Samruddhi expressway have taken place due to overspeeding and stray dogs and other wild animals that suddenly come onto the highway. I have personally travelled on the highway, and I can say that there is no problem concerning the expressway alignment, as is the proper gradient. We have also installed speed limit restrictions, and the highway police are also patrolling the road and taking all the best measures to prevent accidents. We would appeal to the motorists using this highway to follow lane discipline and drive responsibly.”

Yadav also told mid-day that compound walls constructed by the MSRDC have been removed by farmers because of which stray dogs and wild animals are coming on the highway. “We had constructed compound walls near farms adjacent to the expressway but some farmers removed them for their convenience,” said Yadav. Every six hours, the MSRDC also gets an incident management report and the officials also scrutinize each and every call they receive. From December 11, the day the expressway was inaugurated, till December 27, 1.50 lakh vehicles have used the expressway and over R8 crore was collected via toll.