According to reports, traffic jam on both sides of the bridge stretches about 15 km towards Vadodara and around 25 km towards Surat. This again has led to massive traffic jam of eight to 10 km in the city. A new bridge is also being built adjacent to the existing Sardar Bridge near Bharuch and was expected to be completed by August this year. The National Highways Authority of India and the L&T are carrying out the work on Sardar Bridge as part of pre-monsoon maintenance. By IANS | Posted 4 hoursAhmedabad: Routine maintenance work on one of the busiest national highways, NH-8 connecting Mumbai and Ahmedabad, has led to an around 40-km-long traffic jam in the last three days, leaving over 20,000 vehicles trapped on the highway on Friday.

Source: Mid-Day June 11, 2016 09:33 UTC