Traffic jam has become a regular feature at the Manapuram railway gate of Vizianagaram district due to delay in completion of road development works on Visakhapatnam-Raipur national highway. The drivers, who used to wait at the railway gate for at least 20 minutes, are now being forced to wait at least half an hour to cross it with the little space being available for regular movement of vehicles.
Normally, the travel time is hardly one hour between Vizianagaram and Bobbili but now it takes at least one-and-a-half hours. Some times, it goes up to two hours with the frequent breakdown of vehicles at the gate. Space constraint, closing of the gates at regular intervals and breakdown of vehicles, are causing problems.
