Mohali, Aug. 5 -- Traffic on Mohali roads came to a standstill on Tuesday as traffic snarls stretched across several major intersections, leaving commuters stranded for over an hour, forcing some to drive on the wrong side of the road and causing others to miss trains.

While intermittent rain added to the congestion, commuters said faulty traffic signals, poor lane discipline, lack of traffic police deployment, ongoing construction work and a protest by PRTC employees which reduced bus services, together pushed the city's traffic system to the brink.

The worst-hit stretches included the Chandigarh-Kharar highway near Gopal Sweets, Airport Road, Verka Chowk and the area around the Kharar tehsil, where traffic crawled during peak hours. T...