The service lanes/roads which normally run parallel along the national highways are primarily made for vehicles to make a quick getaway from the main lanes in case of a breakdown so that other fast moving traffic is not blocked and create a jam and secondly for other vehicles to take to the bylanes which leads to the interior villages which otherwise have to take a long detour to reach there.
But most of the time, these service roads are used for parking heavy vehicles/buses making it difficult for other vehicles to pass specially during the night.
These service roads are firstly not very broad and when huge trucks are parked this way, it is asking for trouble specially along the Nuvem/Verna stretch of the NH66. Another area of concern is the Eastern bypass going from Nuvem to Arlem junction where numerous outstation heavy duty trucks are parked on both sides of this two lane bypass which is not well illuminated. Will the authorities take cognisance of these illegalities?