Long commute

A massive traffic jam was the result in Delhi following the closure of a toll station on the NH-8 highway connecting with Gurgaon. Up to 26 lanes of traffic ground to a halt when the jam hit its peak, with vehicles stalled along the route in either direction. The cause of the problem was the removal of a 32 lane tolling plaza. Rather than cutting congestion as expected, removing the toll plaza resulted in the jam appearing elsewhere along the highway.
January 19, 2016 Read time: 1 min
A massive traffic jam was the result in Delhi following the closure of a toll station on the NH-8 highway connecting with Gurgaon. Up to 26 lanes of traffic ground to a halt when the jam hit its peak, with vehicles stalled along the route in either direction. The cause of the problem was the removal of a 32 lane tolling plaza. Rather than cutting congestion as expected, removing the toll plaza resulted in the jam appearing elsewhere along the highway.

Related Content

  • Tasmanian bridge proposal faces controversy
    October 27, 2020
    The design proposal for a new Tasmanian bridge project faces controversy.
    Read More
  • Expectations for growth of UAE infrastucture
    February 9, 2012
    The INTERMAT Middle East event is being launched at a pivotal time of major infrastructure development in the region. As with most sectors, the highways industry has not had a fantastic 18 months in the Gulf. Not only has the recession impacted the delivery of projects across the board, GCC Governments' attention have been switching increasingly to rail, as plans to roll out a Gulf-wide rail system gather steam. GCC countries will invest over US$119.6 billion in infrastructure projects over the next decade
    Read More
  • Huge investment for Moscow’s motorway routes
    May 1, 2015
    Huge investments being made in building several outbound routes in Moscow and the Moscow region – Eugene Gerden writes. Up to US$20 billion (900 billion Roubles) will be invested in the building of several outbound routes in Moscow and the Moscow region during the next few years, according to an official spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Transport. It is planned that the routes will be built as flyovers above the railroad tracks in the Yaroslavl, Kazan, Riga and Paveletskaya directions of the
    Read More
  • Zimbabwe highway bidding underway
    April 3, 2023
    Bidding is underway in Zimbabwe for highway works.
    Read More

Highlighted Content