GHMC to construct 10 FOBs in 100 days
Hyderabad, Nov 29 (INN): The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to construct at least 10 Foot over bridges (FOBs) in the coming 100 days.
The decision was taken during the meeting convened by GHMC Commissioner Somesh Kumar with the officials of Traffic Police, GHMC and private consultants here on Saturday. It was observed during the meeting that physically handicapped, old people and women were finding it difficult to cross the city roads due to heavy traffic.
Of nearly one crore population in the city, three per cent or about 5 lakh people are physically handicapped. To felicitate easy crossing for these people at least 50 FOBs are proposed by the GHMC.
In the first phase, it is decided to provide FOBs at Banjara Hills, Road No.1, Road No.12, Jubilee Hills check post junction, Lakdikapul Ayodhya Hotel, Gowliguda Imlibun bus bay, Abids Big Bazar, Koti Womens College and at Afzal Gunj bus stand.
The proposed FOBs will be erected with lifts and with latest technology with both sides opening and maintenance will be given to the Physically handicapped persons. Further, the Commissioner instructed the consultants to erect these FOBs within three months and should be available for public use.
The GHMC Commissioner also instructed to the officials of GHMC, HMWS&SB and Electricity Department to study the feasibility of reopening the sub ways at Sultan Bazar and RTC X roads which are not in use at present.
Addl. Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Jitender, Engineer-in-Chief Dhan Singh and other senior officials attended the meeting.
In another review meeting, the GHMC Commissioner discussed the proposal to construct express corridors in the city. He informed that out of the most density traffic areas around 5 to 6 express corridors were being identified and these proposals are being sent to the State Government for approval.
To provide free flow of traffic without signals, the kind of systems to be adopted will be discussed in the next meeting and instructions were given to the consultants to give technical survey report in this regard.
News Posted: 29 November, 2014
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