Mangaluru: Movement of heavy vehicles on the Shiradi Ghat stretch on Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway 75, that was opened for traffic on July 15 has been now shut from today, July 18 until further instructions from the district administration. A notification to this effect was released by Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil.
The ban is applicable to all heavy commercial vehicles, two-axle trucks, multi-axle trucks, truck trailers, bullet tankers, ship cargo containers, government and private buses. Light motor vehicles such as cars and vans and two-wheelers can use the highway, the notification said.
The restriction has been placed in order to complete the pending works of the shoulder and guard wall on the stretch, according to the notification.