To have pedestrian walkways, properly developed central vergesTo reduce mishaps, 7 model roads to come up in Karnal

Tribune News Service

Karnal, September 5

Aiming at reducing road accidents owing to poor condition of roads, seven roads of the city and outside it would be developed as model roads by the seven road engineering departments.

Authorities claim that these roads will have pedestrian walkways, crossings, streetlights, properly developed central verges and speed markers along with speed breakers as per the Indian Road Congress (IRC) specifications.

These roads are expected to be developed as model roads in a month, for which the departments will use their own budget. “The aim is to reduce road accidents and deaths. The work on the seven roads is expected to start in a month and eventually, all other roads will be developed on similar lines,” said Nishant Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner, Karnal.

“Directions have been given to all seven road engineering departments to take up one road each. These departments will eradicate all flaws of their earmarked road,” he added.

The NHAI will ensure model road on NH-44 between Haryana Police Academy, Madhuban, and Liberty Chowk on Baldi bypass while the PWD-1 will develop the road between Chirao Mor and Manjura on Kaithal road, and PWD-2 will develop the road between Kurlan and Balpabana.

Karnal Municipal Corporation will develop the road between Noor Mahal and Sector-12 petrol pump and a road between Haryana Nursing Home and Sai Baba Mandir, while the HSVP will develop the dividing road of Sector-32/33 to Phoosgarh. The HSAMB will develop the road between Agondh and Gonder, while the HSIIDC will make the road between the NH-33 and Sector-3 Bajida road.