Bottlenecked junctions that abound in Kochi’s arterial roads must be widened and improved as per Indian Roads Congress (IRC) guidelines in order to streamline vehicle flow in the city, B.G. Sreedevi, former Director of NATPAC, has said.
Traffic experts must study each junction and suggest corrective measures to smoothen the traffic flow. The IRC norms speak of the need for adequate space for free left turns and other amenities at junctions. This is a cost-effective measure. Roundabouts can be built in junctions which host traffic beyond a certain limit. Busier junctions need a full-fledged signal system while overbridges must be built at junctions which encounter huge queues of vehicles in different directions, Ms Sreedevi said.
Such measures, alongside the impending launch of the ₹27-crore Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) in the city, will considerably benefit…