Ramban, June 6:Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained open during the day today. However, it was closed this evening for scheduled road repair works during night between Nashri and Banihal sectors in Ramban district, traffic authorities said.
They said the National Highway was closed for every type of traffic movement for road repair works between Nashri and Banihal in Ramban district, this evening at 7 pm at Qazigund Kashmir, 6 pm at Nagrota, Jammu and at 7 pm at Udhampur.
However, traffic between Udhampur and Banihal is being cleared.
They said traffic will remain suspended on Thursday night and it will resume on Friday morning till the restoration work is completed between Nashri and Banihal in Ramban district.
Traffic authorities in Ramban said both sides’ traffic was suspended on the recommendations of the National Highway Authority of India, (NHAI). They said NHAI has intimated that urgent repair/maintenance has to be carried out on highway between Ramban and Banihal during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
For this purpose, all types of vehicular movement were suspended on Thursday night.
They advised commuters and vehicle operators to avoid journeys on highway till the road repair work is completed on Friday morning.
Meanwhile, the traffic Police department issued a fresh advisory for Friday stating that subject to fair weather and good road conditions light-medium vehicles would be allowed to ply on either side whereas heavy vehicles would be allowed to ply towards Jakhani, Udhampur towards Kashmir after assessing the road and traffic situation on highway on Friday.