The Hindu    17.07.2012

Junction improvement plans submitted

Traffic woes in the city are set to ease in the days to come as the Guntur Municipal Corporation and the traffic police have proposed to improve 11 key junctions in the city to ensure smooth flow of traffic.

At the traffic advisory board meeting chaired by district Collector S. Suresh Kumar, Municipal Commissioner K. Sudhakar said that junction improvement plans for 11 junctions were prepared with the help of traffic police.

Traffic islands at BR Stadium, Jinnah Tower, Himani Sweets, Traveller’s Bungalow,Ethu Road, Chuttungunta, Gujjangundla, Mother Teresa Statue at Lakshmipuram, Ambedkar’s Statue at Lodge Centre, Sannakkayala Factory and Old Club Road would be improved, he said.

Superintendent of Police Ake Ravikrishna said that they have identified 50 commercial complexes which have cellar parking facilities. Zebra crossings and radium stickers would be placed on roads to ensure better visibility.A field visit to all the junctions would be undertaken soon.