The Times of India 28.02.2013
Traffic police launch model road project on Avinashi Road to ensure safety
COIMBATORE: In an attempt
to ensure the safety of both motorists and pedestrians on the arterial
stretch of Avinashi Road here, city traffic police have started
implementing its model road project along the route.
The city traffic unit have selected a 13-km stretch from the Avinashi flyover to the airport where numerous traffic regulations and initiatives will be introduced to avoid accidents and loss of life.
Last Sunday, a 16-year-old boy was killed in an accident on Avinashi Road. The city police have sought the support of the highways department and city corporation to implement the project but have not received any response from either of them so far.
"We are starting a model road project on Avinashi Road. New traffic signboards and other traffic regulation methods will be adopted to ensure the safety of people. We have also written to the highways department and the city corporation seeking their support," said Pravesh Kumar, deputy commissioner of police (traffic).
As per the project, traffic police will reinstall traffic signboards on the entire stretch clearly demarcating parking zones, no parking zones, accident prone locations, school and hospital zones for motorists. The city police have identified 35 no parking areas, 39 parking places, eight school zones, 10 hospital zones, 44 rubber speed-breaker installation points and 10 U-turn permitted diversions.
They will also install four traffic umbrellas for manual regulation of the stretch. At least 60 new traffic signs were delivered on Wednesday which will be installed on Avinashi Road in the coming days.
"We have identified some of the accident-prone areas and will focus on them while implementing the project," said C Aiyyarsamy, inspector, city traffic police. According to Pravesh Kumar, one of the most sensitive areas on the stretch was near PSG College of Arts and Science and also near Hope Junction where there were cut roads intersecting with the main part of Avinashi Road.
"We decided to implement the project after studying the pattern of road accidents on Avinashi Road in recent years," Pravesh Kumar added.
As per the statistics available with the city traffic police, 165 accidents occurred on the stretch in 2012, out of which 43 were fatal. In January, nine accidents occurred on Avinashi Road in which three people lost their lives. The city police is planning to utilise its road safety funds for the project until either the highways department or the corporation steps in to support them.
The city traffic unit have selected a 13-km stretch from the Avinashi flyover to the airport where numerous traffic regulations and initiatives will be introduced to avoid accidents and loss of life.
Last Sunday, a 16-year-old boy was killed in an accident on Avinashi Road. The city police have sought the support of the highways department and city corporation to implement the project but have not received any response from either of them so far.
"We are starting a model road project on Avinashi Road. New traffic signboards and other traffic regulation methods will be adopted to ensure the safety of people. We have also written to the highways department and the city corporation seeking their support," said Pravesh Kumar, deputy commissioner of police (traffic).
As per the project, traffic police will reinstall traffic signboards on the entire stretch clearly demarcating parking zones, no parking zones, accident prone locations, school and hospital zones for motorists. The city police have identified 35 no parking areas, 39 parking places, eight school zones, 10 hospital zones, 44 rubber speed-breaker installation points and 10 U-turn permitted diversions.
They will also install four traffic umbrellas for manual regulation of the stretch. At least 60 new traffic signs were delivered on Wednesday which will be installed on Avinashi Road in the coming days.
"We have identified some of the accident-prone areas and will focus on them while implementing the project," said C Aiyyarsamy, inspector, city traffic police. According to Pravesh Kumar, one of the most sensitive areas on the stretch was near PSG College of Arts and Science and also near Hope Junction where there were cut roads intersecting with the main part of Avinashi Road.
"We decided to implement the project after studying the pattern of road accidents on Avinashi Road in recent years," Pravesh Kumar added.
As per the statistics available with the city traffic police, 165 accidents occurred on the stretch in 2012, out of which 43 were fatal. In January, nine accidents occurred on Avinashi Road in which three people lost their lives. The city police is planning to utilise its road safety funds for the project until either the highways department or the corporation steps in to support them.
