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Delhi: Loni underpass stuck, traffic relief now 1.5 years away

Work on the Loni underpass project has yet to begin more than two and a half years after receiving government approval and funding

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Published on May 02, 2025 05:38 AM IST

ByParas Singh

FOB at Tis Hazari Courts complex nearing completion to ease snarls

A steel structure has already been erected on Boulevard Road, and most of the construction has been planned, officials said

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Published on Apr 28, 2025 05:40 AM IST

BySnehil Sinha

New York, Paris, and London limited the use of cars. Here's what happened next

Traffic restrictions are controversial. Here is how they are playing out in three global cities.

They offer some clues about whether cutting speed limits, charging traffic for entering a city center and penalizing drivers of the most polluting cars can reduce congestion and improve air quality, without causing too much disruption.(Representational Image/Pixabay)

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Published on Apr 18, 2025 03:56 PM IST

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Gurugram: Modi launches ₹1,000-cr Rewari outer bypass to ease traffic

The 15-kilometre bypass seeks to divert commercial and long-distance traffic away from the city centre, officials added

The 15-km bypass, constructed under Bharatmala project. (HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 15, 2025 05:40 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

Bengaluru 2050? ChatGPT-generated image of future city sparks online debate

An AI-generated image of Bengaluru in 2050 showcases futuristic transport modes like suburban railways and drone pods. It highlights urban planning elements.

A user generated a futuristic version of Bengaluru using ChatGPT. (X/Sivasubramanyam Jayaraman)

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Updated on Apr 09, 2025 12:53 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

New Katai Wala Pul ready for traffic in Lko, 153-yr-old Katai Wala Pul set to go

This new bridge will significantly ease traffic flow and reduce congestion, addressing long-standing issues in the area.

The New Katai Wala Pul ready for traffic in Lucknow. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 26, 2025 10:59 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Commuters suffer as Ludhiana’s smart traffic light project faces delay

The municipal corporation (MC) had issued a one-year work order for the project in March last year, but with just two months left before the tender expires, more than half of the work remains undone

Despite the installation of sensor-based traffic lights on the Mall Road, old traffic lights continue to be used. (Manish/HT)

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Published on Feb 24, 2025 05:08 AM IST

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

Vehicles breaking down on Noida e-way to face fines, seizure for causing congestion

The “breakdown fine and seizure” is taking place on the stretch that from the DND-Chilla border till the end of Noida Greater-Noida Expressway

Police said it will also focus on commercial vehicles such as cabs, buses, and trucks plying on the expressway. All such vehicles must have a valid fitness certificate, a valid permit, and should not be overloaded. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 11, 2025 07:30 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

Delhi traffic: On the road, but going nowhere

Though Delhi has India’s most expansive road network, the city’s streets have remained arenas of constant struggle for its 21mn residents

The promise of smooth mobility in Delhi has been crushed under the weight of countless vehicles and official inaction. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 21, 2025 05:14 AM IST

BySnehil Sinha, Karn Pratap Singh

Congestion pricing begins in New York City. Here's how it works

The debut of the congestion pricing system comes after years of delay over political bickering and scores of legal challenges.

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Updated on Jan 05, 2025 05:09 PM IST

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Traffic congestion in Gr Noida (West) likely to ease with key infra changes

The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has proposed a series of measures aimed at resolving the persistent jams in the high-traffic corridor. A key change will be the redesigning of Char Murti Chowk to accommodate more traffic

Greater Noida (West) may see significant improvements in traffic management soon as the authority has increased efforts to address the severe congestion which occurs there. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 02, 2025 06:02 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

Traffic police push for heavy vehicle ban to ease increasing gridlocks in Mohali

Amid burgeoning traffic woes on major stretches like Airport Road, Mohali traffic police write to the deputy commissioner to ban entry of heavy vehicles during rush hours

A meeting for traffic decongestion has been called by the DC on December 10. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 06, 2024 07:32 PM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Noida traffic DCP transferred over ‘lapses in management’

Noida's traffic DCP was transferred due to poor management during a major exhibition, leading to severe congestion and complaints from commuters.

Gautam Budh Nagar commissioner of police, Laxmi Singh said that, “I was also observing for the past few days that the response of DCP traffic Yamuna Prasad was not up to the mark. The DCP traffic should be available without any delay.” (HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 28, 2024 06:46 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

Noida: Traffic curbs for Ganesha idol immersion on Tuesday

The traffic heading towards the Kalindi Kunj border will be diverted from Charkha roundabout towards Dalit Prerna Sthal

The vehicles going from Sector 37 towards Kalindi Border will be diverted from Mahamaya Flyover towards Dalit Prerna Sthal, People can reach their destination via DND and the Chilla border. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 17, 2024 05:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Traffic police push for roundabouts, slip roads, lights with timers for Mohali’s Airport Road

In 2022 alone, Mohali reported 486 road mishaps and 296 fatalities; out of these, a whopping 62% fatalities occurred on Airport Road and surrounding areas, including Sohana, Kharar, Zirakpur, Lalru, and Dera Bassi, as per data compiled by the police department

Mohali senior superintendent of police (SSP) Deepak Pareek has directed traffic SP and SP City to ensure deployment of cops at key areas from 5 pm to 7 pm. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 26, 2024 10:59 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

GMDA expands smart traffic signal project to sectors 58 to 115

GMDA is expanding its smart traffic signal project to sectors 58-115, adding 32 intersections with advanced systems at a cost of ₹6.47 crore, to be completed in 6 months.

Installation of smart traffic signals is part of a broader initiative that began with Sectors 1 to 57 in Gurugram. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 17, 2024 10:52 PM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

New temporary traffic diversions at BKC from today

Two days after the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) wrote a letter to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) about traffic congestion and critical infrastructure deficiencies in BKC, the traffic police met the diamond merchants on Wednesday to take stock of the situation

Mumbai, India - Aug 07, 2024: Top Mumbai traffic police officers visited the BKC area on Wednesday. In the last few weeks, heavy traffic jams have occurred in the BKC area due to the Metro Work and the closure of the Sion Railway Over Bridge (ROB) to traffic. Mumbai, India.07, 2024. (Photo by Raju Shinde/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Aug 08, 2024 07:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Uber’s unique campaign for riders to choose reading over doom scrolling

Uber launches #UberReads campaign to promote shared rides in Delhi

The month-long campaign will see #UberReads EV buses running through predefined routes in Delhi that have some of the most traversed commute routes between business districts and large residential areas.

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Published on Aug 02, 2024 01:32 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

GMDA plans to build four foot overbridges

Maruti factory workers residing in areas such as Mollahera, Dundahera, Noble Enclave, and sectors 21, 22, 23 cross this road to reach their workplace

A GMDA official revealed plans to build a FOB on Old Delhi Gurugram Road, opposite the Maruti Suzuki factory’s main gate, to facilitate the movement of the large number of company workers and pedestrians. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 07, 2024 06:10 AM IST

ByAbhishek Behl

Traffic jams decrease as signals upgraded across 20 junctions in west Delhi

The reassessment of the timings at signals has shown a decrease of 75 incidents in April this year compared to the corresponding period last year, officials said.

This initiative by the Delhi Traffic Police aims to streamline traffic flow, enhance safety, and optimise the commuting experience. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on May 12, 2024 05:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

Ditch cars, bikes for campus commute, PGI urges staff

According to the orders issued on April 25, 2024, faculty members, resident doctors, nursing officers, paramedical and other staff members residing on the PGI campus are requested to avoid cars and bikes for commuting inside the institute. The initiative by the staff members will help a lot in decongesting traffic to a great extent, the order further reads.

In view of the increasing traffic at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), the institute has suggested its staff members residing on the campus to avoid cars and motorbikes for commuting inside the institute. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 28, 2024 08:38 AM IST

ByRobert Abraham, Chandigarh

Union Cabinet approves two new Delhi Metro corridors

Union minister Anurag Thakur said that the new Delhi Metro corridors are expected to be completed by 2029 and get a daily ridership of 250,000

The new stations will be both elevated and underground. (HT PHOTO/Representative)

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Updated on Mar 13, 2024 07:18 PM IST

BySoumya Chatterjee, Jasjeev Gandhiok

Under-construction flyovers worsening traffic woes

While the PMC claims it has undertaken construction of these flyovers under the Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) to ease congestion in the city, Punekars have a different story to tell

The PMC expects the six-lane Katraj flyover, currently under construction, to facilitate the smooth flow of traffic between Navale Bridge and Kondhwa. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Mar 11, 2024 07:06 AM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

Interim budget: Three new railway corridors to reduce congestion

The capital allocation in the interim budget announced by Sitharaman for the ministry of railways was ₹2.52 lakh crore

IPresenting the Union interim budget for the 2024-25 financial year, the minister said these corridors will be for energy, mineral and cement, another to enhance port connectivity, and a third to decongest the high traffic density corridors. (AFP)

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Updated on Feb 02, 2024 05:42 AM IST

ByNeha LM Tripathi

Bengaluru traffic police issue advisory for Republic Day celebrations

Bengaluru Police has issued a traffic advisory for Republic Day, providing instructions for parking, entry of emergency and media vehicles at the parade ground.

Traffic policemen checking vehicles during in Bengaluru. (Representative image)(ANI Photo)

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Published on Jan 26, 2024 10:21 AM IST

ByYamini C S

MCD to take fresh look at parking plan for 15 areas in Delhi

The parking area management plans were a crucial component of the Delhi Maintenance and Management of Parking Places Rules

The Master Plan of Delhi 2021 envisaged the Parking Management District (PMD) Plan that was adapted by city planners as Paring Management Area Plan (PMAP). (Reuters)

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Updated on Jan 23, 2024 05:34 AM IST

ByParas Singh

MTHL not beneficial for routine commuters, feel Navi Mumbaikars

The bridge that starts from Ulwe node is more than 10 kilometres away from the prime residential areas of Navi Mumbai - Seawoods, Nerul, Sanpada and Vashi

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Published on Jan 14, 2024 03:04 PM IST

ByRaina Assainar

Ludhiana: Roundabout returns at Bharat Nagar Chowk after over 2 decades

After construction of an elevated road on the stretch from Bharat Nagar Chowk to Octroi Post on Ferozepur Road, the authorities have changed the design of the intersection and started constructing a traffic circle to manage the flow of traffic

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Updated on Dec 27, 2023 06:26 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Centre boosts infra in ease of travel push

The ministry has also been promoting the use of Digi Yatra, a system introduced in the beginning of 2023 amid an increasing number of footfalls

Additional space has been created at airports by restructuring available terminal infrastructure at several passenger touch points (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2023 05:44 AM IST

ByNeha LM Tripathi, New Delhi

New plan to manage Sangam city traffic on the cards

The plan was discussed at the committee meeting of the Integrated Transit Management System of Prayagraj Smart City Limited (PSCL) held recently

A traffic snarl in Civil Lines area of Prayagraj. (HT Photo)

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Published on Nov 23, 2023 06:46 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Prayagraj

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Work on the Loni underpass project has yet to begin more than two and a half years after receiving government approval and funding

A steel structure has already been erected on Boulevard Road, and most of the construction has been planned, officials said

Traffic restrictions are controversial. Here is how they are playing out in three global cities.

The 15-kilometre bypass seeks to divert commercial and long-distance traffic away from the city centre, officials added

An AI-generated image of Bengaluru in 2050 showcases futuristic transport modes like suburban railways and drone pods. It highlights urban planning elements.

This new bridge will significantly ease traffic flow and reduce congestion, addressing long-standing issues in the area.

The municipal corporation (MC) had issued a one-year work order for the project in March last year, but with just two months left before the tender expires, more than half of the work remains undone

The “breakdown fine and seizure” is taking place on the stretch that from the DND-Chilla border till the end of Noida Greater-Noida Expressway

Though Delhi has India’s most expansive road network, the city’s streets have remained arenas of constant struggle for its 21mn residents

The debut of the congestion pricing system comes after years of delay over political bickering and scores of legal challenges.

The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has proposed a series of measures aimed at resolving the persistent jams in the high-traffic corridor. A key change will be the redesigning of Char Murti Chowk to accommodate more traffic

Amid burgeoning traffic woes on major stretches like Airport Road, Mohali traffic police write to the deputy commissioner to ban entry of heavy vehicles during rush hours

Noida's traffic DCP was transferred due to poor management during a major exhibition, leading to severe congestion and complaints from commuters.

The traffic heading towards the Kalindi Kunj border will be diverted from Charkha roundabout towards Dalit Prerna Sthal

In 2022 alone, Mohali reported 486 road mishaps and 296 fatalities; out of these, a whopping 62% fatalities occurred on Airport Road and surrounding areas, including Sohana, Kharar, Zirakpur, Lalru, and Dera Bassi, as per data compiled by the police department

GMDA is expanding its smart traffic signal project to sectors 58-115, adding 32 intersections with advanced systems at a cost of ₹6.47 crore, to be completed in 6 months.

Two days after the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) wrote a letter to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) about traffic congestion and critical infrastructure deficiencies in BKC, the traffic police met the diamond merchants on Wednesday to take stock of the situation

Uber launches #UberReads campaign to promote shared rides in Delhi

Maruti factory workers residing in areas such as Mollahera, Dundahera, Noble Enclave, and sectors 21, 22, 23 cross this road to reach their workplace

The reassessment of the timings at signals has shown a decrease of 75 incidents in April this year compared to the corresponding period last year, officials said.

Union minister Anurag Thakur said that the new Delhi Metro corridors are expected to be completed by 2029 and get a daily ridership of 250,000

While the PMC claims it has undertaken construction of these flyovers under the Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) to ease congestion in the city, Punekars have a different story to tell

The capital allocation in the interim budget announced by Sitharaman for the ministry of railways was ₹2.52 lakh crore

Bengaluru Police has issued a traffic advisory for Republic Day, providing instructions for parking, entry of emergency and media vehicles at the parade ground.

The parking area management plans were a crucial component of the Delhi Maintenance and Management of Parking Places Rules

The bridge that starts from Ulwe node is more than 10 kilometres away from the prime residential areas of Navi Mumbai - Seawoods, Nerul, Sanpada and Vashi

After construction of an elevated road on the stretch from Bharat Nagar Chowk to Octroi Post on Ferozepur Road, the authorities have changed the design of the intersection and started constructing a traffic circle to manage the flow of traffic

The ministry has also been promoting the use of Digi Yatra, a system introduced in the beginning of 2023 amid an increasing number of footfalls

The plan was discussed at the committee meeting of the Integrated Transit Management System of Prayagraj Smart City Limited (PSCL) held recently

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