Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 27: According to Inspector General of Police Traffic, LMVs (Private/passenger) will be allowed to ply, both ways, on NH-1A viz from Jammu to Srinagar and vice versa, every day from April 1. Till further orders in view of improved weather conditions. However, these LMVs shall cross TCP Nagrota upto 0900 hours, TCP Udhampur upto 1100 hours (when plying from Jammu side towards Valley) and Lower Munda upto 1200 hours and Jawahar Tunnel upto 1300 hours (when plying from Srinagar towards Jammu) on daily basis.
The medium as well as commercial passenger vehicles including buses, heavy trucks and all load carriers shall continue to observe one way traffic till further orders as the restoration work of NH is not yet completed in few stretches.
On 01.04.2014, all such type of vehicles will ply from Jammu side towards Srinagar in a regulated manner and on the next day (Viz 02.04.2014) it will be from Srinagar side towards Jammu and this alternate movement will continue, till further orders. The heavy vehicles plying from Srinagar to Jammu are required to cross Lower Munda (Qazigund) by 1400 hours positively while plying from Jammu towards Valley shall cross TCP Udhampur by 1400 hours positively, beyond which no vehicle will be allowed to onward journey.
The Trailers and Multi-axle vehicles (but not with more than 18m length) will also observe the one way traffic plan, till further orders. However, keeping in view the overall road condition, such type of vehicles will be allowed to ply during night hours only and in no case will be allowed to ply during day time to avoid traffic jamming on NH.
Moreover, no such vehicle will be allowed to cross Lower Munda (Qazigund) before 2200 hours during down convoy (i.e. from Srinagar to Jammu) days. Similarly, during up convoy days (Viz from Jammu to Srinagar) no such vehicle will be allowed to cross TCP Udhampur before 2200 hours. The movement convoys of Army/BSF/CRPF and other Security Forces will continue to observe one way traffic plan till further orders.
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