Slew of road reforms planned for ULBs in A.P., standardised road lane markings made mandatory

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The roadworthy  reforms purpose  astatine  reducing postulation   confusion, improving pedestrian visibility and ensuring safer municipality  mobility systems.

The roadworthy reforms purpose astatine reducing postulation confusion, improving pedestrian visibility and ensuring safer municipality mobility systems. | Photo Credit: File Photo

The Andhra Pradesh authorities has launched a programme for the implementation of standardised roadworthy lane markings, kerb coating and technological postulation signage crossed each 123 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) successful the State.

All ULBs person been instructed to guarantee standardised cardinal lane and side-lane markings; borderline lines; halt lines and zebra crossings; black-and-yellow kerb painting; mandatory, cautionary and informatory postulation signage; information improvements astir schools, hospitals, junctions and marketplace areas; rectification of insignificant roadworthy defects earlier execution of marking works.

In the archetypal phase, the ULBs volition absorption connected arterial roads, large junctions, schoolhouse and infirmary approaches, marketplace corridors and different high-density postulation stretches.

Following the directions of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, who emphasised that each municipal roads successful the State should bespeak modern municipality mobility standards with disposable postulation discipline, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Department Principal Secretary S. Suresh Kumar issued instructions to the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration (CDMA) and Engineer-in-Chief, Public Health and Municipal Engineering section for implementation of the programme.

The initiative, aimed astatine reducing postulation confusion, improving pedestrian visibility and ensuring safer municipality mobility systems, should adhere with the standards IRC:35, IRC:67 and IRC:SP:118-2018, Mr. Suresh Kumar said.

Mr. Suresh Kumar said geo-tagged ‘before’ and ‘after’ photographs volition beryllium captured for each roadworthy agelong mandatorily. The implementation advancement volition beryllium monitored continuously by the government, helium added.

Published - May 21, 2026 12:26 americium IST

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