Traffic gridlocked with people heading to hometowns for Sankranti
3 days, 16 hours ago

Traffic gridlocked with people heading to hometowns for Sankranti

The Hindu  

Railway stations, bus stations, and transit hubs like L.B. The Panthangi Toll Plaza, located along National Highway 65, witnessed bumper-to-bumper traffic, albeit with vehicles moving steadily. To manage the flow of vehicles, 12 out of the toll plaza’s 16 lanes were dedicated exclusively to traffic heading towards Vijayawada from Hyderabad. Meanwhile, the Rachakonda Police were actively engaged in managing vehicular movement near the Choutuppal bus stand, which is also situated along NH-65. Public transport embarkation points across the city also bore the brunt of increased traffic, particularly near prominent passenger transit points such as the Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station, Jubilee Bus Station, Kukatpally Housing Board Colony, and Uppal.

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Sankranti spirit engulfs Hyderabad
2 days, 13 hours ago

Sankranti spirit engulfs Hyderabad

The Hindu  

With only one day left for Sankranti, commuters are facing long travel hours owing to massive jams on national highways and arterial roads criss-crossing the city. People flocked to sweet shops and kite stalls, and prominent transit points, including Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station, Jubilee Bus Station, Lakdi-ka-pul, Mehdipatnam, Ameerpet and Uppal, were choc-a-block with passengers, who were seen elbowing out …

Sankranti rush leads to traffic jam on NH 65 again
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2 days, 13 hours ago

Sankranti rush leads to traffic jam on NH 65 again

Deccan Chronicle  

Nalgonda: Thousands of travellers on National Highway 65 faced severe traffic congestion for hours while heading to their hometowns in Andhra Pradesh to celebrate the Sankranti festival. Gullanki Murali, who left Banjara Hills in Hyderabad at 5 am on Sunday, reported taking over four hours to reach the Panthangi toll plaza due to the gridlock. Another commuter, Singam Sai Kumar, …

Bumper-to-bumper traffic on Andhra Pradesh highways
3 days, 7 hours ago

Bumper-to-bumper traffic on Andhra Pradesh highways

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: National Highways in the State have been witnessing bumper-to-bumper traffic since Friday night as thousands of people flock to their hometowns in view of Sankranti. Private vehicles, and RTC buses, created beelines at toll plazas, particularly at Keesara on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada NH, and at Eluru, and Kovvur. Officials have opened seven toll booths for vehicles heading from Hyderabad to …

Elections: Toll plazas on Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway witness massive traffic snarls
8 months ago

Elections: Toll plazas on Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway witness massive traffic snarls

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Traffic movement was disrupted on the ever-busy Hyderabad-Vijayawada national highway as thousands of people residing in the city headed to their native places in Andhra Pradesh to cast their vote on May 13. Patangi near Choutuppal in Suryapet district, which is the first toll gate, which the motorists have to cross while proceeding to Vijayawada, witnessed massive traffic chaos …

Traffic woes on Vijayawada NH dampen Sankranti mood
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Traffic woes on Vijayawada NH dampen Sankranti mood

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The return journey of holiday-makers from AP to Hyderabad after the Sankranti vacation turned into an ordeal for commuters, with heavy traffic congestion and long queues at toll plazas located at Pantangi, Korlapahad, Chillakallu, and Keesara on the Vijayawada highway. Bhargav, a commuter, told Deccan Chronicle, that "I had a great time during the festival, but the journey back …

Christmas day sees traffic mayhem in Manali, Mumbai-Pune Expressway
1 year ago

Christmas day sees traffic mayhem in Manali, Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Live Mint  

The celebrations around Christmas and New Year are forcing people to drive towards their favorite destinations. Similar was the case with the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and Bengaluru, where tourists were marred by long traffic jams, vehicle breakdowns, etc. The social media remained abuzz with visuals where tourists planning to find solace in the mountains found themselves in the middle of chaos …

Traffic congestions and jams irks commuters
1 year, 1 month ago

Traffic congestions and jams irks commuters

The Hindu  

‘’Bhai zara gaane ka sound badao, hum bhi sun lete’ said one of the bikers to a car driver stuck beside him in the Paradise-Begumpet traffic. “It usually takes me about 30-35 minutes to cover Banjara Hills to Malkajgiri but off late, I am spending over 45-50 minutes to get home,” said Aravind Rao, a private employee. Even with the …

Short vacation, new mall lead to traffic woes on JNTU-Kukatpally road
1 year, 3 months ago

Short vacation, new mall lead to traffic woes on JNTU-Kukatpally road

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Heavy traffic on the JNTU-Kukatpally left commuters stranded on the road for nearly an hour on Friday. The long weekend — Monday is a holiday for Gandhi Jayanti — to be a major factor with people rushing to leave the city either for short vacations or to go to their native places. “It’s incredibly frustrating to spend so much …

Traffic Curbs, Road Diversions in Hyderabad for Immersion: Check Alternate Routes
1 year, 3 months ago

Traffic Curbs, Road Diversions in Hyderabad for Immersion: Check Alternate Routes

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In view of the immersion procession on Thursday, Hyderabad police has issued a traffic advisory for movement of vehicles. * Traffic from Hitec City, Madhapur to Kukatpally ‘Y’ Junction via Kaithalapur must take Rainbow Cista-Moosapet Road towards Kukatpally ‘Y’ Junction, Balanagar. * At Katta Maisamma Tank near Suraram, vehicles from Balanagar, and Jeedimetla towards Bahadurpally, Bachupally, and Gandimaisamma Junction …

Traffic Advisory For Swatantra Bharatha Vajrotsavam Event in Hyderabad
1 year, 4 months ago

Traffic Advisory For Swatantra Bharatha Vajrotsavam Event in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Cyberabad traffic police issued a traffic advisory for Friday, September 1, in connection with the Closing ceremony of Swatantra Bharatha Vajrotsavam at HICC, Madhapur. Traffic from Neeru’s junction towards Gachibowli Junction may take diversion at COD towards Durgam Cheruvu, IKEA, Bio Diversity junction, Gachibowli and vice versa and avoid Cyber Towers Junction. Traffic from Miyapur, Kothaguda, Hafeezpet areas towards …

Traffic curbs in IT corridor modified
1 year, 7 months ago

Traffic curbs in IT corridor modified

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: After several complaints against traffic diversions in the ever-busy IT corridor resulting in chaos, Cyberabad police modified diversions making alternate arrangements for the next 90 days. Traffic from Mehdipatnam and Gachibowli towards Miyapur has been diverted to the lower level flyover and move towards AIG Hospital, Ramky Towers, and Radisson Junction towards Miyapur. Likewise traffic from Miyapur to Mehdipatnam …

Heavy flow to native places for Sankranti after two years of lull
2 years ago

Heavy flow to native places for Sankranti after two years of lull

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: After a gap of two years plagued by the Covid crisis, lakhs of people are streaming from big cities to their native places in Andhra Pradesh to celebrate the three-day Sankranti festival. Over 25 lakh people are returning to their native places in AP from adjacent Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka etc to celebrate Sankranti in full throttle for three …

Festive travel picks up pace, highways face snarls
2 years ago

Festive travel picks up pace, highways face snarls

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Roads leading to adjoining cities and states are witnessing snarls due to increased footfall ahead of the Sankranti festival, the first in 2023. Officials said that an increased number of RTC buses between the two Telugu states, besides two-wheelers loaded with luggage, is gridlocking highways. Rachakonda traffic DCP D. Srinivas said the Pantangi Toll Plaza in Yadadri-Bhongir district, which …

Massive traffic jam at Delhi-Gurugram expressway ahead of Diwali | WATCH
2 years, 2 months ago

Massive traffic jam at Delhi-Gurugram expressway ahead of Diwali | WATCH

India TV News  

Highlights Traffic snarls were witnessed in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram ahead of Diwali Delhi-Gurugram Expressway saw a massive traffic jam on the Sarhaul border The inside areas of Gurugram also witnessed heavy traffic jams Delhi traffic jam: A massive traffic jam was spotted on the Sarhaul border at Delhi-Gurugram expressway ahead of Diwali. All of the roads nearby Sadar bazaar, Rajiv …

Separate lane at toll plazas on Mumbai-Pune Expressway for vehicles going for Ganesh festival, says Eknath Shinde
2 years, 4 months ago

Separate lane at toll plazas on Mumbai-Pune Expressway for vehicles going for Ganesh festival, says Eknath Shinde

Firstpost  

On Friday, the Maharashtra government waived the toll on Mumbai-Bengaluru and Mumbai-Goa highways as well as toll plazas of other Public Works Department roads from 27 August to 11 September in view of the Ganesh festival Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed the state administration to create a separate lane at toll plazas on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway for …

Traffic curbs for Bonalu in Old City
2 years, 5 months ago

Traffic curbs for Bonalu in Old City

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad city traffic police has imposed traffic restrictions on the roads at Charminar, Mirchowk, Falaknuma and Bahadurpura for the Lal Darwaza Mahankali Bonalu to be held on Sunday and Monday. As per the advisory, traffic would be diverted at the New Shamsheergunj T junction towards Goshala, Tadban or Goshala Misri Gunj; Khilwath, Pathar-ki-Dargah lane towards Ramaswamy Gunj; Old …

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