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Avoid driving on ghat sections at night, says Collector as heavy rains uproot trees
1 week, 2 days ago

Avoid driving on ghat sections at night, says Collector as heavy rains uproot trees

The Hindu  

Adequate personnel have been deployed to regulate vehicular movement on the ghat sections including Bodimettu and Cumbum Mettu in view of the widespread rain, said Theni Collector R. V. Shajeevana here on Saturday. For vehicles coming from other States and districts, the officials have advised to avoid night travel on the ghat section, especially, as it was raining continuously at …

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New traffic rules on Noida, Yamuna Expressways starting December 15 – Check fines, speed limits, other details here
3 weeks, 2 days ago

New traffic rules on Noida, Yamuna Expressways starting December 15 – Check fines, speed limits, other details here

Live Mint  

With the onset of winter, the Uttar Pradesh Traffic Police has decided to reduce the speed limit on the Noida and Yamuna Expressways, to avoid accidents due to increased fog and mist. Speed Limit On Yamuna Expressway The speed limit for light vehicles has been reduced from 100 km/h to 75 km/h. Speed Limit On Noida Expressway The speed limit …

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Golf carts to glide through Lko’s heritage zone, heavy vehicles out
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Golf carts to glide through Lko’s heritage zone, heavy vehicles out

Hindustan Times  

The iconic heritage stretch from Tilewali Masjid to Chota Imambara is set for a significant facelift, aimed at enhancing tourist experiences. In a meeting chaired by district authorities on Wednesday, district officials finalised plans to introduce walking tours and regulated golf cart services across the 1.2-kilometre stretch, while ensuring stricter traffic management in the area. To decongest the area, heavy …

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Attention Noida commuters: Speed limit on Yamuna Expressway to be reduced due to dense fog
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Attention Noida commuters: Speed limit on Yamuna Expressway to be reduced due to dense fog

India TV News  

Attention commuters in Noida! The Noida traffic police are likely to reduce the speed limit on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and Yamuna Expressway from December 15 till February 15 to prevent accidents during dense fog. The speed limit on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway will be reduced from 100 kilometre per hour to 75 kmph for light vehicles, and from 60 …

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Vehicle Restrictions: Heavy Vehicles Banned from Auto Nagar to Maha Nadu Road During Peak Hours
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Vehicle Restrictions: Heavy Vehicles Banned from Auto Nagar to Maha Nadu Road During Peak Hours

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: To regulate vehicular traffic and reduce congestion in the city, the Vijayawada city police have decided to enforce restrictions on the entry of heavy vehicles from Auto Nagar to Maha Nadu Road during peak hours. Heavy vehicles are now barred from entering this road stretch from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., according to …

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Delhi air pollution: Supreme Court flags GRAP-4 lapses, seeks report on heavy vehicles' entry
1 month ago

Delhi air pollution: Supreme Court flags GRAP-4 lapses, seeks report on heavy vehicles' entry

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday resumed hearing in the plea seeking directions to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR. The Supreme Court held that the Delhi government and city police failed to implement GRAP Stage 4 restrictions regarding heavy vehicles entering the Capital. During the last hearing earlier this week over air pollution in Delhi and its nearby cities of Noida, …

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Pune traffic advisory for PM Modi's rally: Key routes to avoid
1 month, 1 week ago

Pune traffic advisory for PM Modi's rally: Key routes to avoid

India Today  

In anticipation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally scheduled for today, November 12, the Pune traffic police have announced a series of traffic restrictions and diversions in key areas of the city. Alternate Route: Vehicles can take the route from Tilak College Chowk to Joggers Park Road, and then proceed towards Lal Bahadur Shastri Road or Sinhagad Road to reach …

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Traffic police fines 154 drivers for speeding on Yamuna Expressway
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Traffic police fines 154 drivers for speeding on Yamuna Expressway

Hindustan Times  

The Gautam Budh Nagar traffic police on Thursday initiated a special campaign to crack down on speeding on the Yamuna Expressway and issued 154 fines amounting to more than ₹5 lakh on violators, senior officers said, adding that the reduced speed limit on the expressway will also come into effect soon to prevent accidents during the winter months owing to …

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Mumbai Coastal Road to be operational on all days, heavy vehicles banned
3 months ago

Mumbai Coastal Road to be operational on all days, heavy vehicles banned

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Friday announced that the Mumbai Coastal Road will be open for traffic all days of the week starting September 21. The BMC, in a release, informed that 92 per cent of the work on the Dharmaveer Swarajyarakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Mumbai Coastal Road has been completed. In a separate notification, the traffic wing of …

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Rajasthan: Ajmer waterlogged after spells of heavy downpour
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan: Ajmer waterlogged after spells of heavy downpour

The Hindu  

Heavy downpours caused severe waterlogging in the Ajmer city of Rajasthan on Sunday morning. The Regional Meteorological Centre of Jaipur has also issued a yellow alert for Ajmer till September 10, while it has also issued an orange alert for moderate to heavy rainfall in Dausa, Tonk, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Banswara, Dungarpur, Udaipur and Pratapgarh districts. On September 7, heavy …

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Ganpati Festival 2024: Why there's terrible traffic in Mumbai ahead of celebrations
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ganpati Festival 2024: Why there's terrible traffic in Mumbai ahead of celebrations

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In the city of dreams, buying a vehicle may not be a luxury, but driving one is far from enjoyable. While acute traffic snarls in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region are hardly news, the last few days have been particularly bad due to a plethora of reasons: from the recent strike called by state transport employees to ongoing construction work …

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Vehicular movement restricted on Pune-Mumbai highway
4 months ago

Vehicular movement restricted on Pune-Mumbai highway

Hindustan Times  

In anticipation of a high-profile event this weekend, the Pimpri Chinchwad police have implemented traffic restrictions on the Pune-Mumbai highway. To accommodate the expected influx of attendees and ensure smooth transit for the event, the police have imposed a ban on the entry of heavy vehicles on the Pune-Mumbai highway throughout the day. According to Pimpri-Chinchwad traffic police, the CM, …

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Firm directed to construct footpath on Aroor-Thuravoor stretch on war footing, Alappuzha Collector tells HC
5 months ago

Firm directed to construct footpath on Aroor-Thuravoor stretch on war footing, Alappuzha Collector tells HC

The Hindu  

The Alappuzha District Collector has informed the Kerala High Court that directions have been issued to contracting company responsible for constructing the elevated highway on the Aroor-Thuravoor stretch to take steps to remove accumulated mud from the highway and construct footpath on a war footing. Despite efforts to divert heavy vehicles from Ernakulam and Kollam districts through the MC Road, …

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Landslide disrupts traffic on Goa-Karnataka route; IMD issues 'orange' alert
5 months ago

Landslide disrupts traffic on Goa-Karnataka route; IMD issues 'orange' alert

The Hindu  

A landslide occurred in a ghat section of Goa in the wee hours of July 18 following incessant rains, disrupting vehicular traffic movement from the state to neighbouring Karnataka, police said. The landslide occurred near Dudhsagar Temple at Anmod Ghat, located on the southern boundary of Goa, leading to Karnataka, a police official said. The IMD bulletin said heavy rains …

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Lucknow: Wall bars all vehicles, except two-wheelers, on 110-year-old Pucca Pul
5 months, 1 week ago

Lucknow: Wall bars all vehicles, except two-wheelers, on 110-year-old Pucca Pul

Hindustan Times  

Marking the end of an era in the state capital’s transportation history, the 110-year-old Pucca Pul has been closed to all vehicles, except two-wheelers, with the construction of a wall to prevent their entry in view of concerns over the bridge’s capacity to handle modern traffic loads. So, I had to commute through the second bridge constructed recently.” Similarly, Sudhir …

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Lucknow’s iconic Pucca Pul closed to heavy vehicles after 110 years
5 months, 1 week ago

Lucknow’s iconic Pucca Pul closed to heavy vehicles after 110 years

Hindustan Times  

Having served the city for 110 years, Lucknow’s iconic Pucca Pul is now closed to heavy vehicles as it is one of the 83 bridges in the state found “unfit to commute” amid concerns over its ability to handle modern traffic loads. Lucknow’s Pucca Pul The bridge connecting Daliganj and Chowk was completed on January 10, 1914. Over the decades, …

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A day after woman dies on the spot, citizens protest at Gangadham Chowk
6 months, 1 week ago

A day after woman dies on the spot, citizens protest at Gangadham Chowk

Hindustan Times  

A day after a woman identified as Damayanti Solanki was crushed to death by a speeding truck at Gangadham Chowk, citizens and members of the Jain community on Thursday protested for more than two hours at Gangadham Chowk demanding that heavy vehicles be banned on Kondhwa Road during the daytime. Our demand is that these heavy vehicles should not be …

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Heavy vehicles run amok in areas near industrial belts and ports
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Heavy vehicles run amok in areas near industrial belts and ports

The Hindu  

Sometime ago, a 51-year-old man and his 45-year-old sister were returning on a bike to Washermanpet from a temple at Andarkuppam, when a container truck coming in the opposite direction ran amok and hit a stationary truck to avoid ramming a bus at MFL roundabout near Manali. Heavy vehicles, such as container trucks and tankers, ply on Ennore Expressway, Manali …

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Traffic diversion announced in Tiruchi in view of IJK conference at Siruganur
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Traffic diversion announced in Tiruchi in view of IJK conference at Siruganur

The Hindu  

Tiruchi District Rural Police have announced traffic diversion in view of “Desam Kappom Thamizhai Valarpom” conference of the Indhiya Jananayaka Katchi at Siruganur on Saturday. According to a press release, heavy vehicles from Chennai have to take Perambalur bypass, Thuraiyur, Musiri, and Kulithalai to reach Karur and continue via Manapparai and Vaiyampatti to reach Dindigul. On the other side, heavy …

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Speed limit back to 100 kmph on Yamuna, Noida-Greater Noida expressways
10 months ago

Speed limit back to 100 kmph on Yamuna, Noida-Greater Noida expressways

Hindustan Times  

The speed limit on the Yamuna Expressway and Noida-Greater Noida Expressway has been increased to 100km/hr for light vehicles from February 16. The speed limit was reduced to 75km/hr on December 15 last year following road accidents due to fog. The speed limit on both these expressways remains 100km/hr for light vehicles and 80km/hr for heavy vehicles throughout the year. …

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Mumbai news: Maratha quota protest march to cause traffic snarls on Republic Day
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Mumbai news: Maratha quota protest march to cause traffic snarls on Republic Day

Live Mint  

Mumbai news: Maharashtra's capital city Mumbai is set to witness traffic snarls considering the Maratha quota march that will take place on 26 January. Jarange set out on a march towards Mumbai from Jalna district on January 20 with thousands of supporters, demanding that the state government grant quota to Marathas under the OBC grouping in jobs and education. Maratha …

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Traffic jam turns worse on Tiruchi-Chennai Bypass
11 months, 1 week ago

Traffic jam turns worse on Tiruchi-Chennai Bypass

The Hindu  

With the Chennai Bypass in Tiruchi turning out to be a major traffic bottleneck on the Chennai-Tiruchi-Madurai National Highway section, following the closure of an overbridge on one of the carriageways, the district administration has announced traffic diversions on various highways around Tiruchi in an attempt to reduce the volume of traffic passing through the city. Traffic diversion Meanwhile, the …

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Motorcyclists, auto drivers urged to use service roads instead of NH-16 in Visakhapatnam city limits
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Motorcyclists, auto drivers urged to use service roads instead of NH-16 in Visakhapatnam city limits

The Hindu  

In view of the increasing bike accidents on the NH-16 in the city limits, the Kancharapalem traffic police, as a pilot project, have appealed to the two-wheelers and auto-rickshaw drivers to use service roads, thereby reducing the traffic rush on the highway. “Though we have been strictly implementing speed limits in the city, this idea of diverting small vehicles onto …

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Is driver-assist technology making roads safer, or is it creating lazy drivers?
1 year ago

Is driver-assist technology making roads safer, or is it creating lazy drivers?

ABC  

When 30 cars crashed on a major highway near Myrniong in western Victoria this week, the heavy fog that has blanketed parts of the state was to blame. "Whether it's heavy rain, whether it's fog, whether it's smoke from bushfires, as climate change changes these things we're going to have to think about how we manage the conditions." "Climate change …

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