{
  "id": 16486487,
  "title": "Thane Traffic Alert: Heavy Vehicle Restrictions Announced For October 27–28 Amid Tribal March To Mumbai",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/thane-traffic-alert-heavy-vehicle-restrictions-announced-for-october",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T14:17:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/thane-traffic-alert-heavy-vehicle-restrictions-announced-for-october-2728-amid-tribal-march-to-mumbai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Thane Police Commissionerate has announced heavy vehicle restrictions for October 27–28 due to the Samvidhan Hakk Sangharsh Morcha organized by the Shramjeevi Sanghatana. The protest march, expected to involve over one lakh members of the Adivasi community, will halt overnight at the Kharegaon Toll Plaza before proceeding towards Mantralaya in Mumbai. Traffic restrictions, in compliance with Sections 115 and 116(1)(a) and (b) of the Motor Vehicles Act, will be in place from 6:00 AM on October 27 until midnight on October 28. Heavy vehicles with 10 or more wheels will face entry bans on alternate routes during specific timeframes, while those with six or more wheels will be prohibited across specified stretches. Exemptions are granted to police vehicles, fire engines, oxygen gas transport, essential and perishable commodities, and other emergency services vehicles.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}