Traffic census on State Highways, Major District Roads planned

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The Public Works Department (PWD) volition transportation retired a roadworthy postulation census connected State Highways and Major District Roads nether its jurisdiction crossed the Kalaburagi portion connected February 26-27, Chief Engineer (Communications and Buildings – North-East) Sharanappa Sulagante has said.

In a media enactment released present connected Wednesday, the serviceman said that the postulation number for 2026 volition beryllium taken up continuously from 6 a.m. connected February 26 to 6 a.m. connected February 27.

A full of 1,062 counting stations has been identified for the workout – 370 connected State Highways and 692 connected Major District Roads wrong the North-East portion of the Kalaburagi division, helium added.

Explaining the objectives of the census, Mr. Sulagante said that the workout volition assistance measure the strength and maturation of postulation connected each roadworthy and the information volition beryllium important for readying roadworthy maintenance, upgrades and widening works and for prioritising infrastructure improvements based connected postulation volume.

He said that the postulation census volition besides assistance successful accident-prevention readying by providing insights into the benignant and measurement of vehicles utilizing antithetic stretches.

“Understanding postulation patterns volition assistance the authorities plan targeted improvement programmes and information interventions for assorted roads,” Mr. Salagunte said.

Appealing for nationalist cooperation, the Chief Engineer urged motorists to thrust dilatory and assistance enumerators during the census to guarantee close information collection.

The findings, helium said, volition signifier an important ground for aboriginal roadworthy improvement and information measures crossed the region.

Published - February 04, 2026 07:33 p.m. IST

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