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The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has planned repair of velocity breakers, thermoplastic roadworthy marking works, installation of caution boards, and postulation betterment works crossed zones II to XV of the city. The civic assemblage has floated tenders for the works, for a full estimated outgo of ₹8.73 crore.
Jayakumar, an autorickshaw driver, said respective velocity breakers successful the metropolis were successful mediocre condition, with immoderate of the astir unsafe located adjacent schools, including connected P.T. Rajan Road and adjacent a backstage schoolhouse successful K.K. Nagar. He said that an unmarked velocity breaker connected Cart Track Road adjacent a crook had caused galore accidents. Unmarked humps are problematic, particularly astatine nighttime and during rains, but adjacent cardinal spots similar T.T.K Road bash not person painted speedbreakers, helium added.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic-South) P. Vijayakumar said deficiency of due velocity breakers, painted humps, and signage had been flagged successful the last 2 multi-department meetings with civic bodies, including the GCC and the Highways Department. “Whenever determination are roadworthy cuts, velocity breakers and signages are removed and request to beryllium reinstalled. Hence, mounting up specified facilities cannot beryllium a one-time workout and request to beryllium done each twelvemonth circular to debar fatalities owed to roadworthy accidents. This year, fatalities are lower, astir 480, compared to past twelvemonth erstwhile it was implicit 500. Yet, to trim the issues further, roadworthy conditions and markings request to beryllium improved,” helium said.
He added that immoderate velocity breakers installed earlier arsenic a piecemeal measurement to code section complaints volition person to beryllium modified to comply with Indian Roads Congress rules. “This means signages to bespeak schoolhouse zones, lane crossing, lane changeover and different specified alerts request to beryllium enactment up,” helium said. He besides said a survey to measure the required facilities was indispensable and that the constabulary would guarantee coordination.
The Chennai Corporation floated tenders covering Manali (₹38 lakh), Madhavaram (₹57 lakh), Tondiarpet (₹37 lakh), Royapuram (₹28 lakh), Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar (₹40 lakh), Ambattur (₹52 lakh), Anna Nagar (₹96 lakh), Teynampet (₹97 lakh), Kodambakkam (₹85 lakh), Valasaravakkam (₹51 lakh), Alandur (₹10 lakh), Adyar (₹93 lakh), Perungudi (₹92 lakh), and Sholinganallur (₹97 lakh) zones.
When asked astir a survey to audit faulty velocity breakers, civic officials said respective projects person been delayed owed to the Special Intensive Revision related to the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections successful 2026, and that the audit was nether mode and being addressed from clip to time.
