Vehicles crossing the airport road daily have shot up from 1,000 to 20,000 in five years, according to a study by theministry of road, transport and highways highlighting the congestion on one of the busiest stretches in the district.

The ministry report has said a survey was conducted through a company to study the volume of traffic on major roads in each state at peak hours. The time from 9 am to 11 am and from 4 pm to 7 pm was chosen for the airport road, the hours when the traffic movement was found to be the highest.

Another reason for more vehicles plying on the road, according to the report, was that inter-state traffic heading towardsHimachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Leh, Ladakh and interiors of Punjab has also started taking the stretch by taking a diversion from Singhpura in Zirakpur.