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Noida okays seven road projects

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 12:17 administrator
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The Times of India            22.05.2013

Noida okays seven road projects

NOIDA: Several road infrastructure projects to ease traffic flow in Noida got the green signal from Noida Authority in a high-level committee meeting held on Monday. The committee, formed to upgrade road infrastructure, approved seven projects. Makeover plans include four underpasses, two elevated roads and a flyover.

One of the elevated roads will be along Master Plan Road-II between Film City and the Uflex crossing with a cloverleaf at the City Center crossroads. "The 6km road is proposed to start from Vishwa Bharti School (Sector 28) and link Shopprix Mall (Sector 61) with an exit at City Center (Sector 32)," said Rajeev Kumar, chief project engineer. Commuters use the stretch to reach Ghaziabad via NH-24 and East Delhi.

The second elevated road is proposed to be constructed near the Dadri-Surajpur-Chalera (DSC) road. This 5.5km road will be of six lanes and connect to a flyover near Bhangel.

According to officials, once the committee studies the proposed projects in detail and seeks design approvals from IIT-Delhi, tenders will be finalized. The elevated road projects had been shelved last year by the former CEO of Noida Authority, Sanjeev Saran, who had reasoned that making roads signal-free through construction of underpasses was more economical than building elevated roads. "The committee will review the status of projects. They will then be finalized after approvals from the Authority CCEO," said AK Goel, chief maintenance engineer.

Committee members also reviewed old plans and Detailed Project Reports of several infrastructure projects during their meeting on Monday. The old DPRs of four underpasses and a flyover have been reviewed for a re-launch. These are proposed to be located on Master Plan Road-III at City Center crossing, Sectors 94, 95 crossing, Sectors 71, 72, 51, 52 junction and on NH24-Model Town crossing. "A flyover will be constructed at the junction of Sectors 71, 72, 51 and 52," said Rajeev Kumar.

 

There must be fine roads for all wheels

Monday, 13 May 2013 06:27 administrator
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The Hindu               13.05.2013

There must be fine roads for all wheels

In terms of population, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Area (HMA) is poised to add a London in the next three decades. The Comprehensive Transportation Study (CTS) taken up on behalf of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) estimated the population here to double up in the next 30 years.

The population, which stood at 9.40 million in 2011, could touch 19 million i.e., adding the present population of London, the report, in its population forecast, observed. Taken up by LEA Associates, the study on Long Term Transportation Strategy-2041 suggested the need to plan for the emerging transportation needs while addressing the shortcomings of the existing transportation system. The estimate for this has been put at Rs. 5,000 crore a year, totalling Rs. 1,46,530 crore by 2041.

The strategy presented at a recent meeting of the Unified Metropolitan Transportation Authority underscored the possibility of a high growth in private vehicle ownership. One likely scenario is the percentage of households owning cars going from the present 2.5 per cent to 12.5 per cent and households with two-wheelers rising from 46.2 per cent to 77.5 per cent.

To solve the present problems and meet future requirements, the presentation stressed the need for infrastructure investments of a magnitude which ‘far exceeds previous levels’.

To meet these expenses, it suggested funding by Central and State governments and also raising money through property development, public-private partnerships and debts from institutions.

A desired transportation network for 2041 suggested by the study looks at 235 km of Metro, 115 km of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and 150 km of MMTS. It also sought a comprehensive road network of access/partially access controlled roads, arterial roads, sub-arterial roads and collector streets totalling around 6,500 km in the HMA area.

The study has forecast that the city’s population could touch 19 million in 30 years, which is equivalent to adding the present population of London.

 

BMC plans 11 high mast lights in city

Friday, 10 May 2013 11:20 administrator
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The New Indian Express                 10.05.2013

BMC plans 11 high mast lights in city

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed to put up 11 high mast lights across the City as a part of its City beautification plan.

The BMC has received Rs 1.12 crore for setting up additional high mast lights and increasing the coverage of street lights across the City.

The high mast lights are mostly used at traffic junctions or important locations to mark the place. Under the proposal, BMC has planned to put up 11 high mast lights. BMC officials have made an inspection to identify the locations where there is a need for high mast light.

“We have submitted the draft proposal for light system for approval,” said a BMC official. BMC’s standing committee will give the final approval to the proposal. The tender will be issued after the project is approved.

The Government had issued a tender a few months back for high mast light in all the urban local bodies (ULB) in the State. The purpose of the tender was to assist the smaller ULBs, who may not have resources, in finding competent contractors for the project. But the central tender was cancelled by the Housing and Urban Development (H & UD) Department recently. Now all the ULBs will have to undertake the  process of tender on their own and the funds allocated to each ULD will be provided to them individually by the State Government.

 
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