The Delhi-NCR area, together with roads in Noida and Ghaziabad and a number of other components of the nationwide capital, noticed a sudden surge in site visitors on Thursday night, on the eve of Raksha Bandhan, as individuals headed house or travelled to satisfy kinfolk for the lengthy weekend. On the similar time, office-goers had been returning house, including to the night rush.
Visitors on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) slowed at a number of factors because the variety of automobiles elevated. Movies shot from high-rise residential societies close to the expressway confirmed lengthy queues of automobiles stretching alongside the roads.
A significant hassle spot was an exit on the DME, the place an eight-lane stretch narrows down to simply two lanes. Because the eight-lane site visitors merges into the narrower part close to a flip, automobiles decelerate, resulting in lengthy queues.
EIGHT LANES SQUEEZE INTO TWO
Visitors was additionally affected on NH-9, notably between Dasna and the Mehrauli lower. With extra individuals taking to the roads for Raksha Bandhan, car motion remained gradual on the stretch.
A number of different key roads and intersections in Ghaziabad had been additionally affected, together with Lal Kuan, GT Street, Ambedkar Street and Meerut Tiraha. Automobiles moved slowly at a number of areas as site visitors strain elevated.
The site visitors police had already issued an advisory forward of Raksha Bandhan. Groups had been deployed on main routes and intersections to maintain automobiles shifting. At some areas, site visitors was diverted to ease congestion, however the diversions additionally resulted in elevated site visitors on various routes.
The Ghaziabad Visitors Police posted a video on Thursday evening saying that each the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Visitors) and Further Deputy Commissioner of Police (Visitors) had been current on the spot to facilitate and guarantee easy site visitors motion.
KEY ROADS REMAIN CHOKED LATE INTO EVENING
Regardless of the site visitors police efforts, a number of main roads in Ghaziabad continued to see slow-moving site visitors late into the night. The DME and NH-9 remained notably affected, whereas site visitors strain was additionally seen on different key routes.
There was heavy site visitors on the highway close to Botanical Backyard Metro Station, one of many key routes connecting Delhi and Noida.
The Noida Visitors Police additionally issued an advisory, saying: “Visitors is shifting slowly because of the heavy inflow of pedestrians. Visitors personnel are making certain the sleek motion of site visitors.”
The night rush was pushed by two elements: individuals travelling for Raksha Bandhan and office-goers heading house on the similar time. On the DME, the bottleneck was notably seen on the exit the place eight lanes merge into two, making a pure choke level.
Visitors police groups continued working to handle the frenzy and ease congestion late into the night.
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