LUCKNOW, April 28 -- A 15-day U-turn diversion trial at Kamta Tiraha delivered morning relief on Monday, but exposed persistent bottlenecks by evening as traffic jams stretched up to 3 km on Ayodhya Road, with vehicles crawling till 9 pm despite on-ground intervention by traffic police.

With Monday marking the first working day since the plan was rolled out on Saturday, deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Raveena Tyagi remained stationed at the choke point, supervising vehicle movement, removing roadside obstructions and ensuring smoother flow during peak morning hours.

"It's a 15-day trial and I'm closely monitoring it by being present here. We first tried to manage it through routine traffic regulation, but it did not work. Then w...