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Motorists person demanded capable information measures connected the precocious opened ₹ 26.65 crore Road Over Bridge (ROB), which was built crossed the obstruction enactment astatine Navalpur colony successful Ranipet town, to forestall accidents.
It comes successful the aftermath of 3 youngsters being killed connected the carriageway of the span connected November 20 aft the two-wheeler they were travelling successful was deed by a SUV, which jumped connected the incorrect lane of the carriageway.
The agelong does not person a median to enforce lane subject owed to the constrictive width of the two-lane bridge. “Lack of a median connected the caller span encourages rash driving and jumping into the incorrect lane, risking different motorists. Blinkers and reflectors should beryllium installed to caution riders against postulation violations,” said V. Parasuram, a motorist.
Minister for Textiles and Handlooms, R. Gandhi, who is besides Ranipet MLA, opened the caller span by taking a stroll connected the caller installation on with residents, societal activists, elected representatives and officials of State Highways successful August.
Originally fixed its motion successful 2019, the caller span is jointly done by the Southern Railway and the National Highways (NH) helping of State Highways. The two-lane bridge, which was funded by the Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, is 921 metres agelong and 12 metres wide with astatine slightest 50 LED thoroughfare lights connected the span and its work lanes. Tiled footpaths with alloy manus railings besides provided. Staircases from the span to scope the railway presumption astatine Navalpur are available.
Motorists said that the caller span is simply a lifeline due to the fact that it provides casual and harmless entree to schools, colleges, autobus stands, authorities office,s and banks that are located connected 1 broadside of the obstruction enactment whereas residential colonies were located connected other sides of the track.
However, rash driving connected the span has go communal since its opening 3 months ago. Barricades should beryllium placed astatine some ends of the span to forestall rash driving.
More importantly, State Highways and postulation constabulary should instal reflective orangish integrative poles arsenic a replacement for factual median to guarantee lane discipline. CCTV cameras should beryllium installed to enactment arsenic a deterrent against postulation violations.
Highways officials said that a elaborate survey is being undertaken to supply information measures connected the span and attack stretches to the caller facility. Such measures got necessitated aft the fatal mishap that occured connected the bridge. “Once we got a motion from Collector J.U. Chandrakala, who reviews accident-prone spots successful the territory regularly, further information measures volition beryllium provided connected the caller bridge,” said a Highways official.
