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Bengaluru traffic police issue advisory in view of Eid celebrations

More than 25,000 people are expected to gather near the city's Mysuru Road and Chamarajpet areas for Eid celebrations today.

A huge crowd is expected to gather in the Chamarajpete area for Eid celebrations.

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Published on Apr 11, 2024 09:02 AM IST

ByYamini C S

Chandigarh: Butterfly Park road to be made one-way to tackle Sector 26 traffic chaos

This was decided in a meeting held jointly by the traffic police and the Chandigarh education department on Tuesday; this will be carried out on a trial basis for the next seven to 10 days as per officials

Speaking about this, senior superintendent of police (SSP, Traffic) Sumer Pratap Singh said, “We had earlier carried out a survey to identify the problem. On Tuesday, we discussed the issue with the schools and decided to make the Butterfly Park road exit only. Entry will only be allowed from the Khalsa College side from Sector 7 in Chandigarh.” (Sant Arora/HT)

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Published on Apr 10, 2024 07:35 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Noida:Resurfacing of elevated road leads to congestion around Sector 18

Six years afters being inaugurated in 2017, the elevated road was dilapidated and riddled with potholes, causing problems to commuters

The Noida traffic police has placed multiple barricades and deployed additional personnel to tackle traffic congestion, as the entry point of Sector 18 elevated road is now closed for re-surfacing work. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Phto)

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Updated on Apr 09, 2024 06:12 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

IPL match at Chinnaswamy stadium today: Bengaluru Police issues traffic advisory

As RCB play against LSG today in Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium, the city traffic police issued a fresh advisory.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore will play against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) team at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday. (PTI)

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Published on Apr 02, 2024 09:09 AM IST

ByYamini C S

Bengaluru companies give incentives to employees using public transport: Report

Bengaluru traffic: Companies are promoting public transport by offering financial incentives to their employees for their commute to work.

Bengaluru is infamous for its traffic congestions. (HT Archive)

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Published on Mar 29, 2024 11:01 AM IST

ByYamini C S

IPL match at Chinnaswamy stadium today: Bengaluru Police issue traffic advisory

In view of the IPL match in Bengaluru today, the city traffic police listed parking restrictions, and also gave alternative places for parking.

The traffic police also shared a map of the area in question.(@blrcitytraffic/X)

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Updated on Mar 29, 2024 09:17 AM IST

ByYamini C S

Fed up with college fests in Delhi, neighbouring residents share their woes

The residents of neighbouring areas of off-campus colleges share how their lives are getting disrupted due to the commotion of fest season and star nights.

The sea of students turning up at college fests is creating a nuisance, which is now spilling over to the neighbouring residential areas.(Photo: Raajessh Kashyap/HT (For representational purpose only))

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Published on Mar 25, 2024 02:04 AM IST

ByKriti Kambiri

G Noida flyover work expedited to ease traffic on Kasna road

So far, at least 46 percent work on this flyover project has been completed, and the rest is expected to be completed by February-end, 2025

The construction of the flyover will benefit the commuters because they will not have to go to old Kasna road and be stuck in traffic snarls on Kasna road. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo (representational image))

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Published on Mar 22, 2024 10:50 PM IST

ByVinod Rajput

AAP protest: Commuters face traffic snarls as police shut several roads in central Delhi

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Published on Mar 22, 2024 12:40 PM IST

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Start-ups, hospitals: Delhi BJP’s picks list out pre-poll vows

All seven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha candidates on Monday listed their 100-day priorities if they are voted to power

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva (in green) with party’s Lok Sabha candidates (from left) Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Manoj Tiwari, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Harsh Malhotra and Praveen Khandelwal at a press conference at the party office at Pant Marg in the Capital on Monday. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 19, 2024 05:26 AM IST

ByAlok KN Mishra

Nearly 80% of alternate road on Agriculture College campus completed

s the Agriculture College administration refused to allow the use of the college’s internal roads for diversion of traffic from Ganesh Khind Road, the PMRDA proposed an alternate route for commuters headed to Aundh

Work on the seven-metre road meant for two-, three- and four- wheelers is almost 80% complete. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Mar 18, 2024 06:44 AM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

Increasing vehicles, challenges in road widening limit vehicle speeds in Pune

Meanwhile, vehicle purchases in Pune have hit a five-year high in 2023. Compared to 2022, 36,000 more vehicles were purchased in 2023

As of December 26, 2023, the Pune RTO recorded over 290,000 vehicle purchases. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Mar 13, 2024 06:04 AM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

Karaga Mahotsava in Bengaluru: Cops issue traffic advisory

Bengaluru police issue traffic advisory for Karaga Mahotsava in Madivala limits, expect 10,000 attendees.

The Bengaluru traffic police expects a crowd of 10,000 from surrounding villages. (HT)

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Published on Mar 12, 2024 10:20 AM IST

ByYamini C S

More traffic woes ahead as Pune civic body proposes 8 new flyovers

The eight additional flyovers have been proposed at Vishrantwadi, Khardai, Ganesh Khind Road, Yerawada, Hadapsar, Alandi Road and Shastrinagar among others

At present, there are 50 bridges and flyovers in Pune city out of which, 18 flyovers and 32 bridges are on the Mula-Mutha River. (Mahendra Kolhe/HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 12, 2024 06:20 AM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

After 7 years, Lucknow finally gets Outer Ring Road

It will take some time to get fully operational; work underway on the Sitapur road patch, where the NHAI has stopped movement of heavy vehicles

The road will streamline travel for commuters heading to Barabanki, Gorakhpur, Ayodhya, Sitapur, Gonda, Hardoi, Kanpur, Varanasi, Rae Bareli, Sultanpur, and other districts. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 12, 2024 06:10 AM IST

ByAnupam Srivastava

Locals hail Dwarka e-way project, but demand toll plaza be shifted

A large number of residents carried out regular protests against delay in land acquisition and completion of the e-way.

Urban Extension Road (UER II), part of the Dwarka Expressway that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. (Vipin Kumar/ HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 12, 2024 01:18 AM IST

ByAbhishek Behl

Karnal MP Sanjay Bhatia opens exit points in Panipat

The two cuts were started for traffic movement near Khadi Ashram on both sides of the road, allowing vehicles to take flyover at the starting points and exit on service lanes

Panipat city MLA Pramod Vij and deputy commissioner Virender Dahiya were also present. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2024 07:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Wakad residents irked over delay in road widening of Datta mandir road

Following the delay, residents of over 19 housing societies from Wakad on Friday met the PCMC municipal commissioner Shekhar Singh requesting to speed up the work

As per citizens, the proposed development plan for the road includes a 45-metre stretch of 1.7 kilometres of road with a 19-metre driveway and 26-meter pavement. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2024 05:14 AM IST

ByVicky Pathare

Ludhiana: Closed lane, illegally parked vehicles leads to jams at Southern Bypass

According to commuters, commercial vehicles, including trucks, park their vehicles on the Southern Bypass near to the bridge (Verka Milk Plant) with the motive to get the one side entry opened by the officials of PWD around 6 pm, due to which there is traffic congestion on the highway which is also connected with the Sarbha Nagar and BRS Nagar area

Locals say that despite numerous complaints, the traffic police have failed to control the traffic flow in the area. (HT File Photo/ For reference)

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Updated on Mar 08, 2024 06:14 AM IST

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

To avoid congestion, Sohna Road residents demand more service lanes

Residents claim that in the master plan there was a provision of service lanes and a green belt that has been encroached leading to traffic congestion

Encroachment on pedestrian path by street vendors at Gurugram-Sohna road near Vipul Greens residential society in Sector-48. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 06, 2024 05:14 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

Blacklisted firm to bag ₹800-crore access road contract for WEH, EEH

A blacklisted contractor set to bag ₹800 crore BMC contract for access control roads on WEH and EEH to ease traffic congestion, despite past irregularities.

Mumbai, India - May 19, 2020: Traffic due to Samta Nagar Police takes action on Autorickshaw,Taxi and Two wheelers against the offenders who were travelling without valid permission during second day of Lockdown 4.0 at Western Express Highway,Kandivali in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (Photo by Pramod Thakur/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Mar 05, 2024 09:20 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga, Mumbai

Traffic, unruly auto drivers, bad last-mile connectivity plague Malad

Malad, Mumbai, once a peaceful village, now houses a million people with traffic jams due to insufficient infrastructure. Proposed flyover aims to ease congestion.

Despite earning the tag of a bustling business district, the traffic jams, an insufficient public transport system and infrastructure and poor last-mile connectivity has rendered working in Malad an unpleasant experience (Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Mar 04, 2024 06:52 AM IST

ByMegha Sood

Revised traffic diversion plan on Pune’s Ganeshkhind Road comes into effect from Monday

An earlier traffic diversion plan was implemented in the first week of February although it worsened the situation rather than improving it

The Pune University junction is the busiest stretch in the city as it handles traffic from Pashan, Baner, Aundh, Ganeshkhind Road, and Senapati Bapat Road. The traffic police estimate that around 3.5 lakh vehicles pass through this junction daily. (HT FILE)

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Published on Mar 03, 2024 10:31 PM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

Traffic congestion at Mumbai Airport improved, claims aviation ministry

After many complaints the civil aviation ministry directed the Airport operator; Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) on January 2 to mitigate congestion by restricting the movements of non-scheduled flights

An analysis conducted by AAI pointed to excessive slot allocation and poor slot adherence as a major contributor to the traffic congestion witnessed. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 29, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Pune Metro resumes work on the entry-exit point of Yerawada metro station

Since the work ground to a halt in November till date, officials from the PMC and Pune Metro have conducted several meetings and exchanged modified plans for the entry-exit point

Finally, Pune Metro has decided to restructure the entry-exit point to resolve the problem of traffic congestion. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Feb 26, 2024 06:42 AM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

Bengaluru faces peak congestion on Wednesdays, Thursdays: Report

Tech parks in Bengaluru witness highest occupancy on Wednesdays, leading to increased traffic congestion.

Bengaluru is infamous for its traffic and commute issues. (ANI)

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Published on Feb 22, 2024 01:22 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Slow pace of work on Katraj-Navale bridge stretch irks commuters

Traffic congestion plagues commuters on Katraj-Navale bridge Road due to ongoing construction work. Residents demand better traffic management.

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), meanwhile, is planning to remove encroachment on either side of the roads that create traffic hurdles. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Feb 20, 2024 06:18 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Govt unveils plans to ease traffic snarls in Bengaluru, bolster infra

To boost the city’s nightlife and hospitality sector, the budget proposes extending the operating hours for commercial establishments in Bengaluru until 1 am

The budget earmarked funds for the commencement of work on the Bengaluru Business Corridor (PTI)

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Updated on Feb 17, 2024 08:15 AM IST

BySharath Sharma Kalagaru, Bengaluru

‘Delhi Chalo’ call: Roads remain traffic-free in Mohali as motorists steer clear of travel

While motorists’ fear eventually proved to be unfounded, their apprehensions were based on the traffic snarls witnessed over the last two days, especially on the Zirakpur-Dera Bassi Road

A Mohali resident, said, “I was supposed to go to Sonepat for an important meeting on Tuesday, but my family insisted that I postpone it due to the protest.” (HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 14, 2024 11:32 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali/chandigarh

BRTS razed, Ahmednagar Road still sees traffic snarls

With regular bottlenecks and lengthy queues of vehicles at multiple points along the route, commuters have now urged authorities to address encroachments and implement road-widening measures near junctions

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Updated on Feb 14, 2024 05:42 AM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

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More than 25,000 people are expected to gather near the city's Mysuru Road and Chamarajpet areas for Eid celebrations today.

This was decided in a meeting held jointly by the traffic police and the Chandigarh education department on Tuesday; this will be carried out on a trial basis for the next seven to 10 days as per officials

Six years afters being inaugurated in 2017, the elevated road was dilapidated and riddled with potholes, causing problems to commuters

As RCB play against LSG today in Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium, the city traffic police issued a fresh advisory.

Bengaluru traffic: Companies are promoting public transport by offering financial incentives to their employees for their commute to work.

In view of the IPL match in Bengaluru today, the city traffic police listed parking restrictions, and also gave alternative places for parking.

The residents of neighbouring areas of off-campus colleges share how their lives are getting disrupted due to the commotion of fest season and star nights.

So far, at least 46 percent work on this flyover project has been completed, and the rest is expected to be completed by February-end, 2025

AAP protest: Commuters face traffic snarls as police shut several roads in central Delhi

All seven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha candidates on Monday listed their 100-day priorities if they are voted to power

s the Agriculture College administration refused to allow the use of the college’s internal roads for diversion of traffic from Ganesh Khind Road, the PMRDA proposed an alternate route for commuters headed to Aundh

Meanwhile, vehicle purchases in Pune have hit a five-year high in 2023. Compared to 2022, 36,000 more vehicles were purchased in 2023

Bengaluru police issue traffic advisory for Karaga Mahotsava in Madivala limits, expect 10,000 attendees.

The eight additional flyovers have been proposed at Vishrantwadi, Khardai, Ganesh Khind Road, Yerawada, Hadapsar, Alandi Road and Shastrinagar among others

It will take some time to get fully operational; work underway on the Sitapur road patch, where the NHAI has stopped movement of heavy vehicles

A large number of residents carried out regular protests against delay in land acquisition and completion of the e-way.

The two cuts were started for traffic movement near Khadi Ashram on both sides of the road, allowing vehicles to take flyover at the starting points and exit on service lanes

Following the delay, residents of over 19 housing societies from Wakad on Friday met the PCMC municipal commissioner Shekhar Singh requesting to speed up the work

Residents claim that in the master plan there was a provision of service lanes and a green belt that has been encroached leading to traffic congestion

A blacklisted contractor set to bag ₹800 crore BMC contract for access control roads on WEH and EEH to ease traffic congestion, despite past irregularities.

Malad, Mumbai, once a peaceful village, now houses a million people with traffic jams due to insufficient infrastructure. Proposed flyover aims to ease congestion.

An earlier traffic diversion plan was implemented in the first week of February although it worsened the situation rather than improving it

After many complaints the civil aviation ministry directed the Airport operator; Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) on January 2 to mitigate congestion by restricting the movements of non-scheduled flights

Since the work ground to a halt in November till date, officials from the PMC and Pune Metro have conducted several meetings and exchanged modified plans for the entry-exit point

Tech parks in Bengaluru witness highest occupancy on Wednesdays, leading to increased traffic congestion.

Traffic congestion plagues commuters on Katraj-Navale bridge Road due to ongoing construction work. Residents demand better traffic management.

To boost the city’s nightlife and hospitality sector, the budget proposes extending the operating hours for commercial establishments in Bengaluru until 1 am

While motorists’ fear eventually proved to be unfounded, their apprehensions were based on the traffic snarls witnessed over the last two days, especially on the Zirakpur-Dera Bassi Road

With regular bottlenecks and lengthy queues of vehicles at multiple points along the route, commuters have now urged authorities to address encroachments and implement road-widening measures near junctions

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