Summary:
The tarring and road widening projects undertaken by the NHAI and the PWD led to frequent traffic jams in Shimla and its suburbs, which were packed to capacity with tourists this weekend.
The worst hit stretch was the Shimla-Kufri road, commuting on which turned out to be a nightmare for tourists.
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As the whole internet and experts discard the crowding situation in the city Shimla, it does not seem to stop the tourists from coming to the city.
The tarring and road widening projects undertaken by the NHAI and the PWD led to frequent traffic jams in Shimla and its suburbs, which were packed to capacity with tourists this weekend.
The worst hit stretch was the Shimla-Kufri road, commuting on which turned out to be a nightmare for tourists.
Tarring work is going on the Dhalli-Chharabra stretch of the road, due to which only one-way traffic is allowed on some stretches.
As a result, traffic flow was disrupted for half an hour today but it took over two hours to normalise the situation as loads of vehicles piled up on the stretch and even ministers and senior bureaucrats were caught in the jam.
As per a rough estimate of the police, about 8,000 vehicles entered Kufri today.
“A traffic jam started around 11.30 am and the situation worsened within an hour.
It took us one full day to reach Kufri due to which a holiday was wasted.
The administration should do something about the traffic congestion.