Traffic on the Mumbai–Pune Expressway was restored early on Thursday morning after a massive gridlock that lasted nearly 36 hours, following an accident involving a chemical tanker carrying highly flammable propylene gas near the Adoshi tunnel in the Khandala ghat section.

The incident led authorities to completely halt traffic as a precautionary measure due to a gas leak, resulting in long queues of vehicles stretching up to 25 km and leaving lakhs of commuters stranded since Tuesday evening. Clearance and gas-transfer operations were completed around 4.15 am on Thursday, after which traffic movement towards Pune resumed smoothly.