Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 13: Authorities have identified as many as 200 accident-prone sites, communally called as “blacks-spots” on highways across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari said that in order to make black spots accident-free, the Government has taken steps for immediate short-term measures on black spots like road markings, signages, crash barriers, road studs, delineators, closure of median openings, traffic calming measures, etc.
When asked whether the Government is aware that most accidents occur in these black spot areas on National Highways, the Ministers said, “Long-term measures like improvement of road geometrics, junction improvements, spot widening of carriage-way, construction of underpasses/overpasses, etc. are also taken for permanent rectification of black spots”.
Sharing details about the measures taken by the Government to repair of these black spots to save lives of the people, the Ministers said, “Out of a total 13,795 black spots identified on the national highways, short-term rectification measures have been completed on 9,525 black spots, and permanent rectification have been completed on 4,777 black spots”. |
