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Nails On Samruddhi Expressway: People travelling on the Samruddhi Expressway from Nagpur to Mumbai were left baffled after spotting several nails hammered on the road. On Tuesday night, several vehicles got punctured due to sharp nails standing on the busy expressway, creating rumours and confusion. Several vehicles were forced to stop suddenly after their tyres were punctured on a bridge of the expressway.

Many concluded it could be a plot to rob travellers, and many assumed it was a conspiracy by anti-social elements to create panic among people.

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A video that emerged on social media shows nails can be seen fixed in rows on the bridge, causing confusion. The clip, shot at night, shows nails slowing down the traffic movement.

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A section of commuters suspected foul play, fearing that miscreants had fixed these nails as part of a robbery conspiracy.

Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Fact-Checks

As the news about nails planted on the expressway spread, causing outrage on social media, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) came forward and issued a clarification, asserting the claims on social media were false. The MSRDC stated that the videos that went viral on social media, showing nails on the bridge of the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway, were part of the construction process, and there was no conspiracy angle to the matter.

The authorities clarified that the engineers used epoxy grouting, which involved installing aluminium nozzles temporarily on the road to fix the cracks developed on the surface.

The MSRDC said the repair work was completed and all nozzles were removed by 5 am on September 10, bringing traffic to normal movement on the road.