Ludhiana, March 9 -- Locals and commuters were a harried lot as the Pakhowal Road railway underbridge was closed on Saturday for repairs on the damaged expansion joints.

The damage had been causing inconvenience to commuters for the past few months. Commuters claimed that even after the repair work, the situation remains dire due to the damaged road and non-functional streetlights. According to officials, the expansion joints of the underbridge had developed cracks and were causing vehicles to bounce significantly. On Saturday morning, the municipal corporation(MC) closed the underbridge temporarily but the repair was only partially done till the filing of this report late in the evening.

Commuters said the road is in poor condition and...