<h1>Section 155 ban on vehicles 16 tonnes+ on NH-66 during festival period with specific time windows and exemptions</h1> A state transport department announced temporary restrictions under Section 155 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, banning vehicles of 16 tonnes or more on the Mumbai-Goa NH-66 during specified periods around the 10-day festival to ease traffic; the prohibition runs from midnight Aug 23-11 pm Aug 28, includes additional curbs on Aug 31, Sept 2, and Sept 6-7 with defined windows permitting heavy traffic between those dates. Exemptions cover essential commodities, import-export movements between major ports, roadworks and other specified services, for which entry passes will be issued. Local police officials may relax controls based on prevailing conditions and separate arrangements will safeguard port cargo movement.