In order to prevent mishaps on the Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), the transport department and a tyre company have been checking tyres since April 14.  Around 15,000 tyres were checked and 750 vehicles denied entry to the Mumbai-Nagpur expressway as their tyres were found to be bad.

A transport dept official has said in reports that the checking is to stem accidents due to tyre bursts. The transport department has been claiming that the number of road accidents on state highways has come down. A team is checking the tyres of vehicles near the Shirdi interchange. According to officials, the transport department has set up centres at various spots on the expressway to provide counselling to motorists who cross the speed limit, too.