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With neither the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) nor the Public Works section (PWD) National Highways (NH) helping taking steps to redevelop oregon decongest the Vyttila Junction, recently elected councillors from 4 wards successful and astir the country volition signifier a hunger onslaught astatine the junction connected January 28. The junction is considered the busiest successful the State.
Mayor V.K. Minimol is among those expected to sojourn the venue of the agitation. This volition beryllium followed successful the archetypal week of February by a video presumption connected measures to decongest the junction and marque it signal-free.
The presumption volition beryllium organised by the Vyttila United Forum, a confederation of residents’ associations, merchants’ unions, governmental organisations and councillors. Chandran V.P., councillor representing Vyttila (Division 46) successful the Kochi Municipal Corporation, said motorists had expected hassle-free question erstwhile the six-lane flyover astatine the junction was commissioned 5 years ago.
“However, unscientific junction redevelopment has worsened the concern for some motorists and pedestrians. Multiple studies conducted by assorted authorities departments, on with assurances by the Ministers acrophobic that their recommendations would beryllium implemented, person turned retired to beryllium a farce,” helium said.
Traffic congestion and chaos person since worsened astatine the junction and connected roads starring to it. In this situation, the State authorities indispensable o.k. a ₹1 crore task submitted by the PWD NH helping to spot distant portions of the monolithic medians beneath the flyover and adhd the abstraction to the carriageway, helium demanded.
Steps should besides beryllium taken to dismantle and relocate, further towards S.A. Road, the postulation constabulary watchtower that protrudes into the carriageway for vehicles moving towards Palarivattom from Thripunithura, Aroor and Vyttila. These measures would considerably trim waiting clip astatine awesome lights from the 3 directions. In addition, the postulation constabulary oregon the Motor Vehicles section (MVD) should instal countdown timers astatine each awesome lights to forestall substance wastage, Mr. Chandran said.
Video presentation
Referring to the projected video presumption successful aboriginal February, Vyttila United Forum president Thampy V.R. said the nonsubjective was to gully the attraction of the State government, the PWD and the NHAI—which owns the Edapally–Vyttila–Aroor NH 66 Bypass—to the chaos prevailing astatine the ill-planned junction wherever implicit fractional a twelve arterial roads converge.
Study conducted
A caller survey conducted by the forum recovered that astir 1.5 lakh vehicles walk done the junction daily, which has an unscientifically designed flyover and a mismatch with the roads below. Apart from postulation snarls and accidents, this has besides led to respective traders shutting store successful the area.
The survey recovered that astir 80% of vehicles walk done the junction successful the east–west direction, resulting successful postulation hold-ups from Champakkara connected the Thripunithura Road to Elamkulam connected S.A. Road. East–west postulation would travel smoothly erstwhile the junction is made signal-free done optimal usage of U-turns successful antithetic directions, helium added.
