In the absence of any check, the one-way tunnel on the Barog bypass on the four-lane Parwanoo-Solan section of the National Highway-5 has become risky.
It is only meant for traffic coming from the Shimla side, but it has been observed that motorists use it both ways. This has made travelling through the tunnel risky as vehicles are seen rushing in from both sides. It is more after 8 pm and till morning as there is no policeman to monitor commuters.
Balwinder Singh, project manager, GR Infraprojects Limited, which four-laned the stretch, said, “I had closed the median opening from the Chandigarh side about 2-3 times, but since it leads to a private school,