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Jammu-Srinagar highway may take 10 days to become motorable

Srinagar, January 12 The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway which was closed on Sunday due to sudden collapse of a bridge continues to remain closed and may take 10 days to become motorable again, officials said on Tuesday. “Jammu-Srinagar National Highway shall...
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Srinagar, January 12

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The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway which was closed on Sunday due to sudden collapse of a bridge continues to remain closed and may take 10 days to become motorable again, officials said on Tuesday.

“Jammu-Srinagar National Highway shall remain closed due to sudden collapse of retaining wall of a bridge near Kela Morh, Ramban on January 10 at 6:20 p.m. Repairing by concrete filling and settling of the concrete for making it motorable may take approximately 10 days as per NHAI,” traffic police said.

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“In the interim, to restore connectivity a Bailey bridge is being launched by BRO.” The traffic police added that the Jammu-Doda-Kishtwar, Jammu-Ramban, Gool Sangaldan, Magerkot-Banihal, and Banihal-Qazigund stretches are open for local traffic.

The Jammu-Srinagar highway is the main road link connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country. The road was opened for one-way traffic on January 3 after remaining closed for a week due to heavy snowfall and landslides and shooting stones triggered by wet weather along the highway at many places.

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The Mughal road which is the second road link connecting Kashmir valley with the Jammu region is also closed due to snow accumulation. IANS

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