# Baramulla-Uri highway closure strands hundreds for hours 2026-08-11T00:15:08+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Hundreds of commuters were stranded for hours on Sunday after a temporary closure of the Baramulla-Uri highway for hill-cutting work forced traffic onto the potholed Khadniyar road. The district administration shut the highway at Danakha Mode from 7am to 5pm citing landslide risk, but the alternate route became heavily congested as vehicles from both directions got stuck. Commuters alleged inadequate traffic management and poor road maintenance. Deputy Superintendent of Police (traffic rural) Mujahid Nazir blamed drivers for not following lane discipline, saying police cannot be at every spot. ## Coverage - greaterkashmir.com Tags: Baramulla, infrastructure, Jammu and Kashmir, roads and highways, traffic congestion Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/baramulla-uri-highway-closure-strands-hundreds-for-hours/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/baramulla-uri-highway-closure-strands-hundreds-for-hours/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.