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rnbohra · 27th April 2008, 13:49

Time is coming near for my planned trip Pune to Jaipur. Thanks to Kumar sir and others have the route and times all lined up. Everybody who responded to my earlier post indicated of problems at Surat and Baroda BP but since their experiences were 2-3 months before, would like to know the most recent situation.Anybody having done the Mumbai-Ahm or Mumbai-Baroda recently and willing to respond about the present situation will be highly aprreciated.Thanks guys, and once done will post my experiences upon returnRajesh

phamilyman · 27th April 2008, 15:40

wait a week, by next thu

arpandiv · 27th April 2008, 16:32

bbay-navsari is like a runway!
beyond that gets rough,will update next week.

Raja · 27th April 2008, 17:36

Hi Rajesh

Just did the trip earlier this month (Mumbai - Ahmedabad). Left on Thursday 3 Apr.
Left Borivali (N Bombay) at 6.30am. Average speed between 80-100kph. Never really went over 100 unless overtaking trucks. No traffic congestions at all.
Bharuch-Baroda, due to road widening and flyover construction, speed dropped to 40-60kph. Trucks were driving in the middle of the road (even though there was plenty on room on the left side of the road) and not allowing overtaking opportunities. Reached Ahmedabad at 5.30pm (my house in Ahm).
RETURN journey.
Left on Fri 18 Apr. Left my house in Ahm at 6.30am. Driving at bit faster. Speed was 100-120kph. LOTS of trucks right after the Baroda express way finished. Right after Bharuch tolls, got stuck in traffic to Ankleshwar. Took me 2 (TWO) hours! to do 3 (THREE) KM!. Bumper-to-bumper traffic. I was driving through ditches to overtake trucks, my car looked like it had been through a sand war. After Ankleshwar, smooth again, 80-100kph speed. Reached Mumbai house at 7.30pm.

Leave some spare time, on the way TO Ahmedabad, very smooth drive. Not a single congestion at all. That got me over-confident on the return journey.
Hope I haven't missed anything. Let me know if you want further info.
Good Luck
Raja

rnbohra · 27th April 2008, 18:29

Thanks Raja for the prompt response, phamilyman and arpandiv, will hold you for ur response after u finish ur trip. I plan to leave on 9-5-08 early morning from Mumbai so hope to get ur input by thenTake Care

hvkumar · 27th April 2008, 23:04

Secret is to leave as early as possible. I have left at 300 am from Thane and crossed Sura by 640 am without any jams and even Ankleshwar town was a town to flash by. You have to be as athletic as possible, using road shoulders to the extent possible.

sanjaykhm · 28th April 2008, 03:01

I covered that stretch in March. Mumbai-Ahmedabad was on March 19th, 4:00 am departure from Vapi and I was past Baroda just by 7:30 am. Some traffic, mostly trucks but not too bad, average speed did drop to about 60.

Ahmedabad - Mumbai was on March 30th, departing from Udaipur by 7:00 am. More traffic but no jams. Baroda-Surat was covered starting at Noon and I was in Vapi by 4:00 pm. Took 30 minutes more due to heavier traffic, lesser trucks, more local traffic though.

Cheers .. Sanjay

arpandiv · 28th April 2008, 08:06

we left bbay at 12.30am and reached navsari at 3.15am !! so doing the strech in night does make a lot of difference.

Dhanasekaran · 8th May 2008, 17:03

I did this stretch during early March. We left from Lokhandwala (Kandivili) around 2:30 PM and reached Baroda (Sayanjiganj) around 8:00 PM.

There heavy traffic at Bharuch and Surat cross junctions. When you cross after long waiting at these junctions, you will be left with no clue, why you were standing there for hours?

All the best.

rnbohra · 12th May 2008, 13:07

Did the trip on 9-5-08 0300 hrs starting from Bombay. Had no problems up to Ankleswar, but beyond that eventhough the time was 0815 hrs lot of trucks and bikes on the road. Could only reach the Baroda - Ahm e-way at 1010 hrs. Still on the road will give detailed account with photos once back at base.

27th April 2008, 13:49	#1 (permalink)
rnbohra Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 13	Latest road enquiry Bombay Baroda Time is coming near for my planned trip Pune to Jaipur. Thanks to Kumar sir and others have the route and times all lined up. Everybody who responded to my earlier post indicated of problems at Surat and Baroda BP but since their experiences were 2-3 months before, would like to know the most recent situation.Anybody having done the Mumbai-Ahm or Mumbai-Baroda recently and willing to respond about the present situation will be highly aprreciated.Thanks guys, and once done will post my experiences upon returnRajesh

27th April 2008, 15:40	#2 (permalink)
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,003	wait a week, by next thu __________________ My dream: An india where even a CD100 runs HID to teach insensitive full-HID dudes that HIDs are a zero sum game.

27th April 2008, 23:04	#6 (permalink)
hvkumar Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,058	Secret is to leave as early as possible. I have left at 300 am from Thane and crossed Sura by 640 am without any jams and even Ankleshwar town was a town to flash by. You have to be as athletic as possible, using road shoulders to the extent possible. __________________ Kumar 2005 Mahindra Scorpio 2.6 1999 Daewoo Matiz SE 1994 Mahindra Commander 1986 TVS Suzuki AX100

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27th April 2008, 16:32	#3 (permalink)
arpandiv BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 150 View My Garage	bbay-navsari is like a runway! beyond that gets rough,will update next week.

27th April 2008, 17:36	#4 (permalink)
Raja BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 153	Hi Rajesh Just did the trip earlier this month (Mumbai - Ahmedabad). Left on Thursday 3 Apr. Left Borivali (N Bombay) at 6.30am. Average speed between 80-100kph. Never really went over 100 unless overtaking trucks. No traffic congestions at all. Bharuch-Baroda, due to road widening and flyover construction, speed dropped to 40-60kph. Trucks were driving in the middle of the road (even though there was plenty on room on the left side of the road) and not allowing overtaking opportunities. Reached Ahmedabad at 5.30pm (my house in Ahm). RETURN journey. Left on Fri 18 Apr. Left my house in Ahm at 6.30am. Driving at bit faster. Speed was 100-120kph. LOTS of trucks right after the Baroda express way finished. Right after Bharuch tolls, got stuck in traffic to Ankleshwar. Took me 2 (TWO) hours! to do 3 (THREE) KM!. Bumper-to-bumper traffic. I was driving through ditches to overtake trucks, my car looked like it had been through a sand war. After Ankleshwar, smooth again, 80-100kph speed. Reached Mumbai house at 7.30pm. Leave some spare time, on the way TO Ahmedabad, very smooth drive. Not a single congestion at all. That got me over-confident on the return journey. Hope I haven't missed anything. Let me know if you want further info. Good Luck Raja

27th April 2008, 18:29	#5 (permalink)
rnbohra Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 13	Thanks Raja for the prompt response, phamilyman and arpandiv, will hold you for ur response after u finish ur trip. I plan to leave on 9-5-08 early morning from Mumbai so hope to get ur input by thenTake Care

28th April 2008, 03:01	#7 (permalink)
sanjaykhm Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2	I covered that stretch in March. Mumbai-Ahmedabad was on March 19th, 4:00 am departure from Vapi and I was past Baroda just by 7:30 am. Some traffic, mostly trucks but not too bad, average speed did drop to about 60. Ahmedabad - Mumbai was on March 30th, departing from Udaipur by 7:00 am. More traffic but no jams. Baroda-Surat was covered starting at Noon and I was in Vapi by 4:00 pm. Took 30 minutes more due to heavier traffic, lesser trucks, more local traffic though. Cheers .. Sanjay

28th April 2008, 08:06	#8 (permalink)
arpandiv BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 150 View My Garage	we left bbay at 12.30am and reached navsari at 3.15am !! so doing the strech in night does make a lot of difference.

8th May 2008, 17:03	#9 (permalink)
Dhanasekaran BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 55	I did this stretch during early March. We left from Lokhandwala (Kandivili) around 2:30 PM and reached Baroda (Sayanjiganj) around 8:00 PM. There heavy traffic at Bharuch and Surat cross junctions. When you cross after long waiting at these junctions, you will be left with no clue, why you were standing there for hours? All the best.

12th May 2008, 13:07	#10 (permalink)
rnbohra Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 13	Did the trip on 9-5-08 0300 hrs starting from Bombay. Had no problems up to Ankleswar, but beyond that eventhough the time was 0815 hrs lot of trucks and bikes on the road. Could only reach the Baroda - Ahm e-way at 1010 hrs. Still on the road will give detailed account with photos once back at base.