The a lot awaited underpass challenge to ease visitors across the metropolis’s Awadh Crossing will likely be delayed additional because the visitors division is but to give you plans for visitors diversions.
The diversion at Awadh Crossing in Alambagh, Lucknow on Friday (HT Picture)
Ashok Kumar Singh, extra deputy commissioner of police, visitors, stated that the visitors division is making ready a plan, nonetheless, encroachments on the street are posing an enormous problem.
“During the inspection, it was found that on the section of the road coming from Hardoi Road towards Awadh Crossing, there are multiple encroachments of shops, which have to be removed as they have narrowed the width of the road. The traffic department asked the Lucknow Municipal Corporation to remove the encroachments after which a detailed diversion plan can be made,” the ADCP added.
“The work of the first phase will take at least six months for which traffic has to be stopped for around that period of time,” he stated.
To ease visitors congestion at Awadh Crossing, the Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Company (UPSBC) plans to assemble an 887.36-meter-long underpass connecting Hardoi Highway and VIP Highway. This challenge goals to streamline visitors circulate, cut back persistent jams in Lucknow.
The ₹121.09-crore challenge will deal with long-standing bottlenecks at this busy intersection, which connects main routes like Hardoi Highway, VIP Highway, Kanpur Highway, and the Lucknow airport.
UPSBC basic supervisor KK Srivastava stated that the underpass will function a 350-meter-long field part and a 537.36-meter ramp with a carriageway width of two x 6.50 meters, permitting uninterrupted motion in each instructions. That is anticipated to considerably cut back delays at Awadh Crossing.
“The traffic at Awadh Crossing is especially challenging due to the high volume from Para, the Lko-Agra Expressway, Hardoi, Malihabad, and Sitapur,” Srivastava defined. “The underpass will provide a direct route to the airport, Kanpur Road, and VIP Road, greatly improving traffic flow.”
Present barricading irks commuters
Commuters in Lucknow are dealing with numerous points after new visitors diversions on the Awadh Crossing applied by the visitors police. These travelling from Jail Highway in direction of Alambagh or the expressway are actually being redirected close to Piccadilly Lodge attributable to barricades positioned on the crossing.
“Currently to ease the traffic, the traffic police is managing the traffic by installing barriers and opening a U-turn route for commuters,” stated the ADCP.
Apparently, the identical plan is to be applied on the IT School crossing. The plan will come into impact on November 30 (Saturday).
On Friday, many two-wheeler riders had been seen taking the improper facet of the street to bypass the diversion, elevating security issues.
The diversion has drawn blended reactions from commuters. Whereas some admire the hassle to handle visitors, others are annoyed by the prolonged journey instances and lack of enforcement towards rule violators.
A number of commuters have criticised the brand new visitors diversions on the Awadh Crossing, highlighting the challenges they now face.
Mudit, a each day commuter, stated the diversion has considerably elevated his journey time. “It already takes a long time to reach Awadh Crossing from Jail Road. After this diversion, I have to take a longer route, return to the crossing, and then wait at the traffic light again. This has made my commute more time-consuming and problematic,” he stated.
Shwetank, one other commuter, identified the problems attributable to the location of barricades.
“The area near the barricades is already crowded with e-rickshaws and autos picking up and dropping off passengers. This creates additional traffic jams on the diverted route,” he acknowledged. He urged the authorities to rethink their technique, including, “This plan creates bigger problems. People still have to return to the same junction and then wait another 10 minutes to cross it.”
“The traffic situation was chaotic earlier, but the diversions have slightly reduced the load. We are also planning additional measures to further ease traffic flow,” stated sub-inspector Ravindra Pratap Singh posted on the Awadh Crossing.