Traffic congestion plagued the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway on Friday morning; the congestion was witnessed from Versova Bridge to Vasai. The situation was exacerbated by traffic diversion of the Eastern Express Highway to Western Express Highway as Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil led protestors to head towards Mumbai seeking reservations. 

Adding to the chaos is the significant number of vehicles travelling against the designated flow, contributing to the gridlock.