Overview
- Vehicle volumes spiked from late afternoon, with officials estimating 40,000–50,000 crossings at the Panthangi toll and warning that the inflow could intensify overnight.
- Near Kodad, police limited the corridor to cars and passenger transport while diverting heavy vehicles off NH-65, with roughly 600 trucks rerouted by 8 p.m.
- Miryalaguda became a key pinch point as traffic from Guntur, Macherla and Tirupati was funneled through nearby towns, compounded by container traffic from Krishnapatnam and Visakhapatnam ports.
- More than 500 Nalgonda police and 150 traffic personnel at Choutuppal were deployed, supported by diversions via the Marriguda bypass–Munugodu–Narayanapur–Choutuppal, Nagarjunasagar–Peddavura–Chintapally, and Chityal–Bhongir corridors.
- Andhra Pradesh reported heavy queues at several toll plazas on the Hyderabad route, while APSRTC operated special buses on busy lines without charging extra fares.