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Baramulla-Uri highway closure strands hundreds for hours
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The official story blames drivers for poor lane sense, but the real failure is planning. Announcing a 10-hour hill-cutting closure without making the alternate road motorable is asking for chaos. Potholed single lanes cannot handle diverted traffic from a strategic highway. The test will come when widening ends: will the same contractors rush to finish, or will the road finally meet the needs of commuters, not just clearance targets?
Source: greaterkashmir.com
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