Delhiites are egregious jaywalkers and like to take the short route while crossing the road whenever convenient to them, in utter disregard of zebra crossings and foot-over bridges
They climb it and will keep climbing it, height of the central verge notwithstanding.
Delhiites are egregious jaywalkers and like to take the short route while crossing the road whenever convenient to them, in utter disregard of zebra crossings and foot-over bridges.
Proposed foot-over bridges in Delhi to be constructed for the Commonwealth
Games. The one on the left will have a lift attached to it
However, the Commonwealth Games is changing a lot of city infrastructure and some mindsets, too, hopefully.
The Delhi government has embarked on a unique initiative to equip nodal roads with state-of-the-art foot-over bridges, making them as convenient for commuters as possible. The new bridges would have lifts attached to them so that people who find it hard to take a flight of stairs would happily use them.
It should be noted here that a number of road accidents occur daily due to jaywalking and despite the traffic
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>>u00a0The Park Street foot-over bridge (FOB) near Ram Manohar Lohia hospital will be 45 meters long and being built at a cost of Rs 5.6 crore. It will be ready for use by August. The FOB will have lifts on both sides apart from escalators and stairs.
>> Mother Teresa Crescent (near Africa Avenue) FOB will have escalators on both sides and landscaping at the entrance. The FOB is 35 meters long and is being built at a cost of Rs 4.6 crore. It will be ready for use by July.
>> The BRT corridor will have its first FOB at Pushp Vihar. This 40-meter-long FOB is being built at an approximate cost of Rs. 1.83 crore. It will be ready for use by April.u00a0
>> Another FOB will come up at Ambedkar Nagar on the BRT corridor. This is being built at a cost of Rs 1.79 crore and is 50 meters long. The FOB will be ready for use by May.
>> The Mathura Road FOB is being constructed at a cost of Rs 3.53 crore. It will be completed by April. It will have escalators and lifts on both sides. |
police running drives to impose fines on such offenders, the menace continues to haunt motorists.
A senior official associated with Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) said the first foot-over bridge with a lift would come up near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and the other at Mathura Road.
"The Mathura Road project will be the largest single span bridge of its kind in Delhi. There will be no girder or pillar supporting the bridge in the middle," the official said.u00a0
The DIMTS is constructing these bridges for various agencies, including New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and Public Works Department of Delhi (PWD).
The bridges are being considered vital for managing traffic during the Commonwealth Games and are coming up at different key roads in the city. Notable among them is the first ever foot-over bridge on the BRT corridor at Pushp Vihar.
Rs 18 crore Money being spent on construction of foot-over bridges in the city
