Residents want road cuts closed

LUDHIANA: Hailing the traffic department’s move of closing unnecessary cuts on road dividers, residents are demanding that all such cuts that add to traffic woes should be closed to save them of unnecessary hassle created by unruly movement of traffic.
Ravinder Singh, resident of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, said, ‘‘I am happy that traffic department has finally snapped out of its slumber and are making efforts to tackle traffic woes.If this continues, the traffic problem in city can be handled quite effectively.’’ Tapin Malhotra, resident of Model Town, said, ‘‘All such cuts on roads should be immediately closed. This will ensure smooth flow of traffic.’’
Citing the example of Pakhowal road, he adds, ‘‘There are many unnecessary cuts which are still existing and due to these commuters suffer a lot. Such diversions often become the cause of unnecessary traffic jams and bottle necks. The traffic department should pay attention to this area in order to facilitate smooth flow of traffic.’’
Charanjeet Singh, resident of Shaheed Karnail Singh, said, ‘‘Its good to see that some diversions on roads have been tackled by the traffic department, but others are still there. I hope they continue their drive.’’ SHO, traffic, Manjinder Singh said, ‘‘We have already closed 17 unnecessary cuts on different roads - 13 on Gill Road, one major near circuit house on Ferozepur, one on Pakhowal road and two in Salem Tabri.’’ He adds, ‘‘We have also identified 10 more such cuts in the city and they would close it in short time.’’