Uttarakhand: Mussoorie tourists to get traffic relief; alternative Kimadi route is being widened, road to be four

Dehradun : Tourists from across India and abroad flock to Mussoorie, the queen of the mountains. However, traffic jams on the main Mussoorie road often dampen their enthusiasm. To ease congestion, the Lambidhar–Kimadi (LKD) Road, an alternative route to Mussoorie, is being widened from a single lane to a one-and-a-half lane.

Officials say the widening project will not be successful unless the irrigation department’s canal in Garhi Cantt Chowk, which serves as the starting point, is buried underground. The canal currently occupies a large portion of the road, with temporary shops and encroachments adding to the bottleneck.

Canal would be buried underground and converted into a four-lane road

According to Rajesh Kumar, Executive Engineer of the PWD Provincial Division, the LKD Road begin