Excelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, Dec 24: Traffic on the busy Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was suspended for about seven hours today after a nearly 100-metre stretch of the road caved in amid the ongoing work on 4-laning project in Banihal area of Ramban district today.
Official sources said that nearly 100-metre stretch of the road at Hingni near Ramsoo caved in around 9:30 am, prompting immediate suspension of traffic on the highway for about 7 hours.
The Highway authorities pressed into service its men and machinery and managed to partially restore traffic on the highway around 4:30 pm by cutting the adjoining hill. There was very slow movement of traffic between Ramban and Banihal. The efforts were on to clear the stranded vehicles and clear the traffic jams at certain places, the officials said.
They advised commuters to strictly follow the directions of the Traffic Police department and follow the lane discipline.
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