December 29, 2007
The circle at kopar Khairane – vashi road to get revamped, to facilitate better flow of traffic
One of the landmarks of the city, RF Naik Chowk in Kopar Khairane will get a new look before monsoon. Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) handed over the chowk to Reliance for maintenance and beautification. The place is being spruced up and is likely to get a new look soon. The administration, on the circle at the chowk to facilitate traffic movement. Fearing a public outcry, it has refrained from activating the traffic lights. This 28ft circle in the middle of Kopar Khairane Vashi road will be reduced to the size of 14ft.
According to Devidas Handepatil, a corporator, “Heavy traffic converged at this spot Traffic department had proposed the demand for reduction in the size of the chowk.” The new look of RF Naik chowk will comprise fountains and an interlock will be installed in the circle to mange water flow. The total cost of the whole project is about Rs 20 lakh and above, informs handepatil.
Apart from this, NMMC is also planning to broaden the utilizing 30 ft space around D’Mart, and by using the road winding process. The volume of vehicular traffic in this area has increased. Traffic jams are a common scene on the Kopar Khairane main road, particularly near D’Mart and RF Naik Chowk.
“Any open space by the road subdenly becomes a taxi stand. There is hardly any place left for parking by private vehicles, which are chalaned when parked on the roadside,” says Durgesh Jha, a Kopar Khairane resident. “Most times, the traffic policemen helplessly watch the jams and leave it for the drivers to settle issues among themselves,” adds jha.
According to officials from trafficpolice department, “The town suffers from outdated circulation pattern, which was previously designed to suit the pedestrian, but is now subjected to heavy flow of vehicular traffic. Circles, like Shivaji Chowk had to be razed in sector 17 for smooth movement of vehicles on the road. Besides this, Arenja Corner Circle was also reduced in size for the same purposes.”
One of the landmarks of the city, RF Naik Chowk in Kopar Khairane will get a new look before monsoon. Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) handed over the chowk to Reliance for maintenance and beautification. The place is being spruced up and is likely to get a new look soon. The administration, on the circle at the chowk to facilitate traffic movement. Fearing a public outcry, it has refrained from activating the traffic lights. This 28ft circle in the middle of Kopar Khairane Vashi road will be reduced to the size of 14ft.
According to Devidas Handepatil, a corporator, “Heavy traffic converged at this spot Traffic department had proposed the demand for reduction in the size of the chowk.” The new look of RF Naik chowk will comprise fountains and an interlock will be installed in the circle to mange water flow. The total cost of the whole project is about Rs 20 lakh and above, informs handepatil.
Apart from this, NMMC is also planning to broaden the utilizing 30 ft space around D’Mart, and by using the road winding process. The volume of vehicular traffic in this area has increased. Traffic jams are a common scene on the Kopar Khairane main road, particularly near D’Mart and RF Naik Chowk.
“Any open space by the road subdenly becomes a taxi stand. There is hardly any place left for parking by private vehicles, which are chalaned when parked on the roadside,” says Durgesh Jha, a Kopar Khairane resident. “Most times, the traffic policemen helplessly watch the jams and leave it for the drivers to settle issues among themselves,” adds jha.
According to officials from trafficpolice department, “The town suffers from outdated circulation pattern, which was previously designed to suit the pedestrian, but is now subjected to heavy flow of vehicular traffic. Circles, like Shivaji Chowk had to be razed in sector 17 for smooth movement of vehicles on the road. Besides this, Arenja Corner Circle was also reduced in size for the same purposes.”
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