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Srinagar- The Srinagar-Jammu highway will remain closed for the movement of vehicular traffic on Friday due to repair and maintenance works between Nashri and the NAVYUG tunnel, officials said Thursday.
“NHAI has been directed by the Govt. to repair and maintenance works on NH-44 between Nashri and NAVYUG Tunnel. Because of this necessary repair work, traffic will remain suspended from Nashri towards NAVYUG Tunnel and vice versa from 06:00 am on 3rd March to 06:00 am on 4th March 2023,” reads a Tweet posted by J&K Traffic Police on its official Twitter handle.
“Moreover, a similar dry day on NH-44 will also be observed on 10th March 2023,” it added.
It further said that the highway remained blocked for nearly three hours on Thursday due to shooting stones at Mehar- Cafeteria and closure of NAVYUG Tunnel
“There was slow movement on NH-44 due to the breakdown of 06 HMVs between Nashri and NAVYUG Tunnel,” the Tweet added