Articles tagged under: Traffic

HM Sanghavi admires Ahmedabad city traffic police for decrease in accidents

November 12, 2024
HM Sanghavi admires Ahmedabad city traffic police for decrease in accidents

Ahmedabad: Traffic police in Ahmedabad city have been working on several aspects including traffic awareness programs to reduce road accidents and prevent human deaths due to these accidents, along with identifying areas that have become accident zones and improving road engineering. As a result, in the last 10 months, 106 road accidents have been reduced and Ahmedabad Traffic Police has succeeded in saving 90 human lives according a note released by th State government. It further stated tha...Read More

Traffic jam on NH 48 in Navsari after incessant rains

July 23, 2024
Traffic jam on NH 48 in Navsari after incessant rains

Navsari: Incessant rains have been lashing South Gujarat’s Navsari district, resulting in high rainfall throughout the region since this morning. This led to a traffic jam of about 3 km on National Highway No. 48, near Parthan village in Navsari district today. The NH 48 connects Mumbai to Ahmedabad while passing through Navsari trucks, four-wheelers, and other vehicles that were stuck for hours, moving at a slow pace amid the congestion. Diversions have been created at Parthan and Un villa...Read More

Traffic Jam on NH 53 in Surat as locals protest power grid installation

July 16, 2024
Traffic Jam on NH 53 in Surat as locals protest power grid installation

Surat: A traffic jam occurred on National Highway 53 in Surat after residents of Kanav village in Palsana blocked traffic in protest against a Power Grid company. The power grid is installing electricity lines from Borsi in Navsari to Khavda in Kutch, passing through Surat. Alleging that farmers are not receiving appropriate compensation, locals have been protesting for a long time. Today, they came onto the road and blocked traffic on both sides of National Highway 53. Due to the escalating ...Read More

6-km-long traffic jam on Kutch-Morbi Highway

May 22, 2024
6-km-long traffic jam on Kutch-Morbi Highway

Kutch: A six to seven-kilometer-long traffic jam occurred today on NH 27 near Surajbari Bridge on the Kutch-Morbi Route. Vehicular movement came to a standstill since 5 am this morning following an accident. The traffic issue emerged after a collision between two trailer trucks on the highway, causing some vehicles to move in the wrong direction. This resulted in an estimated 6-kilometer-long traffic jam. Samkhiali police and highway patrol teams stationed at the Surajbari tollgate swung into...Read More

15km long traffic jam on NH 27 connecting Kutch-Saurashtra

April 27, 2024
15km long traffic jam on NH 27 connecting Kutch-Saurashtra

Kutch: A major traffic jam occurred today on National Highway 27, which connects Kutch and Saurashtra. Due to ongoing repairs on the railway bridge near Haripar village in Maliya Taluka the vehicular traffic was being restricted to one-way flow. This morning, an accident involving a trailer and a container brought traffic to a standstill over a 15 km stretch from Haripar in Maliya to Surajbari Bridge in Kutch, with no resolution until noon. According to reports, the accident occurred this mor...Read More

Traffic Jam on Cadila road in Ghodasar due to Vatva overbridge closure

March 07, 2024
Traffic Jam on Cadila road in Ghodasar due to Vatva overbridge closure

Ahmedabad: A traffic jam occurred on Cadila Road in the Ghodasar area of the city this morning. The traffic jam resulted from the closure of the Vatva Railway overbridge. The Vatva Railway overbridge on Ghodasar's Cadila Road has been closed to commuters due to the ongoing work on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project. Commuters were stuck for hours in the jam, experiencing delays in reaching their destinations during the peak office hours in the morning. DeshGujaratRead More

Traffic jam on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway; Vehicles stuck for hours

January 27, 2024
Traffic jam on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway; Vehicles stuck for hours

Anand: A prolonged traffic jam occurred on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway on Friday. The traffic congestion, stretching approximately 5 kilometers, was observed near Vasad, a town in the Anand District. The National Highway Authority of India is conducting maintenance work on the bridge over the Mahisagar River on the expressway. Due to this bridge work, one side of the expressway has been closed, and a diversion has been implemented on the highway, resulting in this traffic jam. Vehicles ...Read More

SP Swami booked for driving recklessly in Thaltej

January 03, 2024
SP Swami booked for driving recklessly in Thaltej

Ahmedabad: In another incident of a traffic accident on the SG Highway, SP Swami of Gadhada Swaminarayan Mandir collided with a traffic booth in the Thaltej area today while driving recklessly. Fortunately, there were no casualties in the incident, but the traffic booth suffered damage. The traffic police have filed a case against SP Swami and are conducting a thorough investigation. The incident occurred this morning around 10:00 AM when SP Swami was driving an Innova near Thaltej Char Rasta...Read More

Several highways in Gujarat see traffic jams as truckers protest against new hit-and-run law

January 01, 2024
Several highways in Gujarat see traffic jams as truckers protest against new hit-and-run law

Ahmedabad: Several state and national highways are currently experiencing severe traffic jams as truck and bus drivers, along with other transport workers, are protesting against hit-and-run punishments in the newly passed penal law, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Protests have erupted across the country in response to the recently passed law. In various locations in Gujarat, truck drivers have burned their tires, while in other places, they raised their arms in unity, chanting slogans like "Truck ...Read More

Traffic e-challans worth Rs 415.29 crore are still unpaid in Gujarat

September 15, 2023
Traffic e-challans worth Rs 415.29 crore are still unpaid in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: People who received e-memos for violating traffic rules over the past three years have not paid fines totaling Rs 415.29 crore, the state government informed the Gujarat Assembly on Thursday. In response to multiple inquiries regarding uncollected fines from e-memos, the government's written response revealed that 19.12 lakh e-memos were issued in 2020-21, 21.32 lakh in 2021-22, and 21.39 lakh in 2022-23. The outstanding amounts for these e-memos amounted to Rs 134.90 crore in 2020...Read More