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| No traffic on Srinagar-Jammu national highway today | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, May 25: Traffic movement will remain suspended for weekly maintenance on Wednesday on the national highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, a traffic police official said. No traffic will be allowed from Srinagar or Jammu on the highway on Wednesday to allow the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to carry out weekly maintenance of the highway, particularly between Nashree and Jawahar tunnel, traffic police official told . The Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided to allow NHAI to undertake necessary maintenance of the highway on every Wednesday. However, he said one-way traffic will continue to ply on the national highway, linking the UT of Ladakh with Kashmir. Tomorrow vehicles will ply from Kargil in Ladakh to Srinagar. However, vehicles have to leave Minmarg between 0700 hrs to 1400 hrs, he said adding no vehicle will be allowed before and after the cut off timing. He said subject to fair weather and better road condition only load carriers including fresh perishable, fruits, vegetables and empty trucks and tankers shall be allowed from Herpora (Shopian) at 0900 hrs upto 1400 hours towards Poonch.
No vehicle shall be allowed after cut of timings, he said adding no passenger vehicle or pedestrian shall be allowed on 86-km-long historic Mughal Road which is seen alternative to Srinagar-Jammu highway. The road connects Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region.
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