Traffic was suspended on Friday for weekly maintenance and repair on the National Highway, the only road connecting Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh with Kashmir valley.
However, 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway was through for two-way Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) and one-way Heavy Motor Vehicle (HMVs) while the historic Mughal road, connecting Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region was also open.
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No traffic was allowed from either side on the Srinagar-Leh national highway, a traffic police official told UNI.
Traffic on the highway was suspended today to allow Beacon authorities undertake weekly maintenance and repair on the highway, particularly at Zojila pass. No traffic will be allowed till further orders on every Friday on the highway, which remained closed during winter since January 1 only to reopen early this month for one-way.
However, the official said, the Srinagar-Jammu national highway was through for traffic. Today LMVs will ply from both sides, he said, adding that Kashmir-bound vehicles had to leave Nagrota between 0500 hrs to 1200 hrs and Jekhani Udhampur from 0600 hrs to 1300 hrs. Similarly Jammu bound LMVs had to leave Zig Qazigund from 0800 hrs to 1200 hrs. No vehicle will be allowed before and after the cut off timing.
He said Jammu bound HMVs will ply from Zig Qazigund while security forces from Srinagar to Jammu today.
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