‘Slow vehicles’ barred from using Hindon elevated road

Slow-moving vehicles like autos, e-rickshaws, tractors, and trolleys have been banned from a 10.3-km stretch of Hindon elevated road in Ghaziabad

Slow-moving vehicles like autos, e-rickshaws, tractors, and trolleys etc. have been prohibited from plying on a 10.3km-stretch of Hindon elevated road that connects Ghaziabad to East Delhi, the Ghaziabad traffic police said on Thursday, adding the rule violation will incur ₹20,000 fine.

The Raj Nagar Extension Road from where traffic comes in from Mohan Nagar area of Hindon in Ghaziabad. (Sakib Ali/ HT Photo)

The new rule will be effective from January 10.

According to additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP - traffic) Virendra Kumar, the decision is intended to reduce accidents and streamline traffic flow, as the slow-moving vehicles often get involved in accidents and hamper other vehicles’ movement.

“From January 10, only bikes/scooters, cars and higher vehicles will be allowed on the elevated road,” he said.

The road’s stretch, which starts from Raj Nagar Extension rotary to connect UP-Gate/Ghazipur border, is entirely elevated.

The speed limit of the road is 80kmph. It is estimated that it caters to about 40,000-50,000 vehicles a day besides serving as a bypass road for vehicles travelling to Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.