India, Jan. 13 -- LUCKNOW For Lucknowites, the transition from a relaxed weekend to the daily grind was anything but smooth. 'Monday Blues' took on a literal meaning on the first day of the week as the city's traffic crawled at snail's pace. The gridlock was due to a combination of issues -a roadshow, VIP movements and the rush hour coinciding with reopening of schools after the winter break.

Commuters remained stuck in massive traffic jams between 9:30am and 12pm; the worst affected was Faizabad road encompassing Polytechnic crossing, Bhoothnath, Kamta, Chinhat Tiraha, Matiyari till BBD. The jam at Faizabad road had a ripple effect on Nishatganj, Paper Mill Colony and Gomti Nagar.

Traffic pressure on Kamta spread to Shaheed Path and it...