Porvorim grinds to a halt as NH-66 trial closure sparks traffic mayhem

COMMUTERS STRANDED, VEHICLES PILE UP AT KEY JUNCTIONS, PWD, POLICE TO RETHINK PLAN AFTER 2-HOUR TEST BACKFIRES

- THE GOAN | NETWORK

A two-hour trial run to test road closures on National Highway 66 for the ongoing elevated corridor project between Porvorim and Guirim turned into a traffic nightmare on Monday morning, leaving commuters stranded in long, unmoving queues for nearly three hours.

The “trial closure,” undertaken to study traffic flow in case of a full shutdown of the stretch in future, backfired as vehicles piled up at key junctions including Arradi-Socorro, Chogm Road and O’Coqueiro Circle, causing chaos and disruption to office-goers, students and daily commuters.