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Motorists and pedestrians person demanded National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to commence enactment connected the projected Foot Over Bridge (FOB) astatine 5 identified ‘black spots’, which are referred arsenic mishap prone spots, connected the Chennai - Bengaluru Highway (NH 48), successful Vellore without further hold to forestall accidents, chiefly involving walkers.
Motorists said that the engaged agelong has galore tiny openings connected the median betwixt the carriageway and work lane for pedestrians to transverse the stretch. However, the opening does not person capable information features similar pedestrian markings, informing signages for motorists to alert them successful beforehand to spell dilatory connected the stretch. “Pedestrians, particularly women and elder citizens, person to hazard themselves successful crossing the agelong particularly during evening hours arsenic vehicles bash not halt for them to transverse the carriageway. NHAI should astatine slightest person immoderate information measures earlier mounting up FOBs connected the route,” said R. Subash, a motorist.
Motorists said that aft the opening of a hillock temple astatine Vasur colony on the stretch, a tiny opening was provided by NHAI to let devotees to scope autobus stops connected some sides of the stretch. However, the spot lacks pedestrian markings, reflectors and different information features to caution motorists connected the request to thrust dilatory astatine the pedestrian crossing. It has resulted successful predominant accidents astatine the spot. Collector V.R. Subbulaxmi should intervene to fasten the process to physique bridges connected the agelong soon, they said.
NHAI officials said that Vasur is 1 of the 5 identified ‘black spots’ wherever a caller Foot Over Bridge (FOB) has been proposed. Other areas connected the way are Poigai, Melmanavur adjacent Sri Lankan Rehabilitation Camp, Vallalar Nagar and Rangapuram. Most of these spots are dotted with heavy habitations connected some sides of the carriageway. As a result, pedestrians transverse the carriageway regularly. It obstructs postulation flow and accidents hap connected the route.
As per plan, each caller FOB volition person astir 20 staircases connected each broadside on the work lane of the stretch. Each facility, connected an average, volition outgo astir Rs 1.8 crore. Shelters volition beryllium provided connected the span with lights and CCTV cameras.
Both sides of the span volition beryllium fenced to forestall immoderate accidental autumn connected the carriageway beneath the caller facility. Ramps volition beryllium provided for persons with disabilities. Lifts volition besides beryllium provided, mostly for elder citizens and women. “The large crushed for hold successful commencement of the span enactment was owed to the beingness of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) arsenic portion of Tamil Nadu Assembly elections arsenic elder territory officials, who person to coordinate with NHAI for the work, were engaged with polls. Steps volition beryllium taken to commencement span enactment soon,” said a NHAI official.
