India, Feb. 7 -- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Thursday closed a U-turn at the Kherki Daula toll plaza on National Highway 48 in Gurugram due to the high-risk of accidents at the spot, 11 months after this was recommended by a safety consultant NHAI hired under directions of a Supreme Court appointed panel.

The directions to close the U-turn were given by the Gururgam district administration, which appointed a duty magistrate and also deployed Gururgam police team at the spot, said officials of the highway operator Skylark.

The U-turn in question is on the carriageway from Jaipur towards Delhi that commuters use to go towards Manesar and take sector roads to Naurangpur, Badshahpur and Sohna Road. This turn is also t...