No entry for two-wheelers, ricks, tractors on key e-ways in Gurgaon

Time of India

26-06-2025

Gurgaon: The traffic police have restricted slow-moving vehicles on Delhi-Jaipur highway from Sirhaul border to Kherki Daula toll plaza and on Dwarka Expressway from Kherki Daula to Delhi border.
The restrictions — which follow directions from NHAI — requiring listed vehicles to use service roads took effect on Wednesday.
NHAI's directions were aimed at preventing accidents on the two major expressways. On Wednesday, the traffic police initiated a challaning drive against violators and installed new warning and sign boards.
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The speed limit for cars is 80kmph, while trucks must adhere to a 60kmph limit on NH8.
Traffic police said bikes, scooters, tractors, e-rickshaws, three-wheelers, e-carts, multi-axle hydraulic trailers, quadricycles and non-motorised vehicles such as cycles are prohibited on these high-speed highways.
DCP (traffic) Rajesh Mohan said, "These are high-speed corridors where extra caution is necessary. The speed limit on National Highway NH8 and the expressway is higher and the speed of the aforementioned vehicles is relatively lower, which poses a risk of accidents and a constant threat of unfortunate incidents."
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"We have conducted awareness interactions at key junctions along these routes under the supervision of ACP (Highways) Satyapal Yadav. The sign boards have been installed at key locations to inform restricted vehicles not to use these highways. We will start issuing challans rigorously," the DCP said.
Another police officer said the arrangement followed Punjab and Haryana high court's decision. "Someone filed a public interest litigation seeking restrictions on slow-moving vehicles that cause accidents on high-speed corridors.
After the concerned court asked NHAI to restrict their entry, a notification regarding the same was recently released. Upon being informed of this, traffic police initiated awareness drives and restricted the movement of these vehicles from June 25," a traffic police officer said.
The move will increase traffic volume on already overburdened service lanes, for which authorities are considering infrastructure enhancements.
Rohit Sharma, a resident, said the authorities first need to widen the service roads before restricting slow-moving vehicles on national highways. "Now there will be mad traffic on these service lanes," Sharma said.
Even when the two-wheelers are banned on the national highways, there are fewer checks causing frequent accidents.
Two men heading for work died after their bike crashed into a truck from behind on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on June 16 morning in Faridabad.
Although two-wheelers are banned on the expressway due to speed differences with heavy vehicles, bikes and scooters are often found on the speedway in the absence of proper signboards or deployed police at entry points.
On April 10, a motorcyclist died after being hit by a car near Sector 64 in Faridabad. While Dinesh died, his friend Dharmender suffered grievous injuries as both fell 15 feet from a flyover onto the road below.
In Gurgaon, a Delhi Police head constable died and five others were injured on June 21 when a Rajasthan Roadways bus overturned while attempting to avoid hitting a car that had suddenly entered the Delhi-Jaipur highway from a service road. The accident occurred at the notorious Panchgaon Chowk, which has reported at least 10 deaths in the past three years.