Tribune News Service

Amritsar, December 13

Closure of Bhandari Railway Overbridge (ROB) led to massive traffic snarls on Monday. Considered to be the lifeline of the city, development works related to extension of the RoB, began two years ago. The Amritsar Improvement Trust had given the nod to construct two additional lanes of 31-ft each at a cost of Rs 14 crore to a private firm.

Today no mechanism was in place to inform commuters in advance related to the construction work on the RoB. As a result, the entire stretch witnessed serpentine queues of vehicles. Commuters caught in jam were seen asking locals about altenative routes to reach their destinations.

After witnessing a massive rush on Cooper Road, Crystal Chowk, Ram Bagh, Hall Gate and Hathi Gate, an alternative route was thrown open along the Sabzi Mandi.