SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is planning slip lanes at Sangarmal and Jehangir Chowk as part of a series of small interventions aimed at easing traffic congestion along the busy MA Road, SMC Commissioner Faz Lul Haseeb said on Tuesday.
Haseeb said the SMC, in coordination with its engineers and the Srinagar Smart City team, was working on measures to reduce traffic pressure and improve vehicular movement along the arterial road.
“We have taken a couple of designs, one at Sangarmal and another at Jehangir Chowk. You will see the work starting in the next few days and with some small interventions, there will be an improvement in traffic movement,” he told reporters.
He said the civic body would also work with the Traffic Police to formulate an enforcement plan to improve traffic management.
“For now, we will introduce slip lanes and see how the traffic can be managed,” Haseeb said.
Srinagar has been witnessing severe traffic congestion amid a rise in the number of vehicles, narrow roads and roadside parking. The district administration is also working on a new scientific traffic management plan to address the problem.
