Trivandrum transport infrastructure developments: Roads & Grade Seperators

[ASGeorge]

Originally Posted by Ziyan

60m ???
Are you sure about that?

I guess it's 60 cm, he might have forgotten to type 'c'.

[ajithv]

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[ASGeorge]

Image Courtesy : Ragesh Nair photography

[RajeshVR]

TCRIP: Several minor works almost over

If not for the evening rains, the Thiruvananthapuram Capital Road Improvement Project (TCRIP) would have entered a new year with all its minor road development works completed.

The tarring works along Pattom-Medical College-Kochulloor Road and the median work at Thampanoor would now get completed in the first week of January.

According to officials of TRDCL (Thiruvananthapuram Road Development Company Ltd), the concessionaire of road development works in the city, Thampanoor is one spot which could be developed as the entry point to the capital. ‘’If in the new year, we get full support from politicians and City Corporation, it could be developed into a clean and green space, irrespective of the large population which alights there each day,’’ said an official with TRDCL.

While only five days of work is remaining here - the tarring and finishing works - it is usually undertaken during the late hours. But thanks to the rains that poured down in the last few days during those hours, this could not be done.

Though it was initially planned to complete the road work after the new bus terminal here gets completed, this was later revised owing to the delay in the completion of the terminal. The TRDCL is planning beautification work at the spot once the construction of median, culverts and drains gets over. Like every other CRIP road, trees would come up on the sides of the road once the works are fully over.

While the Kerala Road Fund Board and the KSUDP have initiated talks to clear the bottleneck on Vanchiyoor-Old Collectorate road, the row over the cutting of 56 trees on this stretch is still unresolved. The development of Uppidamoodu-Kaithamukku stretch is also fast progressing. The road alignment here has been completed and traffic signals would come up here soon.

The TRDCL is also planning to review the traffic situation at Attakulangara-East Fort Junction where the alignment of the roads clashes with the traffic signals here, causing confusion to motorists. While four roads - from Attakulangara, East Fort, Manacaud and Sreevarahom - meet at a point here, the alignment of the crossing from Attakulangara to Sreevarahom road is not straight, which leaves very short time for motorists to cross the stretch when the signal is green.

However, many major works, including the Pettah railway overbridge, Thakaraparambu flyover, Vanchiyoor-Old Collectorate road development and land acquisition near Pattoor church to complete the Asan Square-Airport road development, have been delayed owing to various reasons.

By Express News Service - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

[Ziyan]

Originally Posted by RajeshVR

The TRDCL is also planning to review the traffic situation at Attakulangara-East Fort Junction where the alignment of the roads clashes with the traffic signals here, causing confusion to motorists. While four roads - from Attakulangara, East Fort, Manacaud and Sreevarahom - meet at a point here, the alignment of the crossing from Attakulangara to Sreevarahom road is not straight, which leaves very short time for motorists to cross the stretch when the signal is green.

This junction badly needs a grade separator. The traffic congestion at this place is becoming worse day by day!
Once the proposed Eastfort bus terminal is commissioned the situation will be even more worse!

[Viveks]

Ferrari 360 Modena Spyder at Overbridge:



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[Viveks]

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[ajithv]

Source: Kerala Kaumudi

[ajithv]

Nowadays so many experts/planners are popping up



Source: City Kaumudi

[ajithv]

Source: City Kaumudi

[ASGeorge]

‘IT Corridor’ seeks solution



Kazhakkoottam is one city suburb which has recorded astonishing growth in recent years, courtesy the IT boom. But all this development is virtually going down the drain with traffic snarls continuing to cripple life in the ‘IT Corridor.’

Traffic jams have become the order of the day along the 5.6-km Pallipuram-Kazhakkoottam stretch - the IT Corridor. Reason - over the past two years the number of vehicles using this stretch has increased phenomenally, but there has been no corresponding development in the road network, especially, the national highway. It is not unusual today for motorists to take more than an hour to cover this stretch which otherwise would take just ten minutes.

“It is gladdening to see business picking up in my home town but traffic blocks are getting worse day by day,” said Prakash, a resident of Kazhakkoottam, of the ‘crisis.’ “When will this mess end? Throughout the year works were carried out on roads in other parts of the city but not on the IT Corridor,” said Syamjith, an Infosys employee.

T Sachitanandan , a senior citizen, drew attention to a related problem; “there are no footpaths along the Kazhakkoottam-Pallipuram stretch and that is causing problem to pedestrians. Also, this area was free of noise pollution. The honking of vehicles these days is unbearable,’’ he said.

The practical solution is, of course, the widening of the NH. But the project to widen the NH here is lagging owing to controversies regarding land acquisition. The traders on this stretch have formed an action council against the proposed acquisition. “We do not believe in the government’s assurances. We will continue the protest against the acquisition which is likely to happen in the near future,” a shop owner said.

But M A Vaheed MLA, who represents the Kazhakkoottam constituency, said road-widening is the lone practical solution to the traffic problem.“We are planning to widen the road into a four-laned one and the construction will start in two months,” he said.

PWD (NH division) officials said that the road-widening works could not be started because of the government’s inability to fix a package for acquiring the land. Meanwhile, the department is continuing with 3D surveys of the road, they said.

Compounding the woes, no traffic signals are installed along the IT Corridor. Even ambulance drivers find it hard to drive through the mayhem during emergencies. “Even in the city it is not that difficult. A patient whom I was transporting died on the way as I was caught in the traffic,” said an ambulance driver, who sought anonymity.

Proposals for installing traffic signals were put forward many years ago, but they still remain on paper. Other factors too are contributing to the traffic problems on the stretch. Last month, traffic ground to a stop for several hours following a TV show at a convention centre in the locality.
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[rs_naveen]

There is enough space for 6 lane or 8 lane, not sure why they are planning for just 4 lane. At least they should have planned 6 lane from kazhakuttam till chakka. Hopefully they will leave enough space for 6 lane while moving electricity posts etc. If this road widening is again a 10 year plan, based on Technopark phase 3 and UST campus growth projections, 4 lanes will face same traffic issues.

[krp]

NATPAC to revise master plan for cities, towns 05th January 2013

The suggestions made by the panelists include pedestrian subways, foot overbridges etc at major junctions such as Thampanoor, East Fort and Pattom; training student police cadets to help pedestrians cross safely in front of schools; eye-to-eye contact between pedestrians and drivers while crossing; establishment of wide footpaths with railings and widening of roads while providing a priority lane for buses and heavy vehicles.

more @ http://newindianexpress.com/cities/t...cle1408666.ece ===============================================

[Rajesh SM]

Originally Posted by rs_naveen

There is enough space for 6 lane or 8 lane, not sure why they are planning for just 4 lane. At least they should have planned 6 lane from kazhakuttam till chakka. Hopefully they will leave enough space for 6 lane while moving electricity posts etc. If this road widening is again a 10 year plan, based on Technopark phase 3 and UST campus growth projections, 4 lanes will face same traffic issues.

What u mean by enough space?

[rs_naveen]

Originally Posted by Rajesh SM

What u mean by enough space?

Thoana sthalam

[ajithv]

Originally Posted by krp

NATPAC to revise master plan for cities, towns 05th January 2013

The suggestions made by the panelists include pedestrian subways, foot overbridges etc at major junctions such as Thampanoor, East Fort and Pattom; training student police cadets to help pedestrians cross safely in front of schools; eye-to-eye contact between pedestrians and drivers while crossing; establishment of wide footpaths with railings and widening of roads while providing a priority lane for buses and heavy vehicles.

more @ http://newindianexpress.com/cities/t...cle1408666.ece===============================================

@krp, again??? I cannot read any of the letters

[ajithv]

Originally Posted by rs_naveen

There is enough space for 6 lane or 8 lane, not sure why they are planning for just 4 lane. At least they should have planned 6 lane from kazhakuttam till chakka. Hopefully they will leave enough space for 6 lane while moving electricity posts etc. If this road widening is again a 10 year plan, based on Technopark phase 3 and UST campus growth projections, 4 lanes will face same traffic issues.

Originally Posted by rs_naveen

Thoana sthalam

Seriously,do you think building a highway is just like drawing few lines on a paper. We already had enough discussions on this in this thread as well as in Kerala Roads & Highways thread. For better understanding, you may also go through this thread as well.

[rs_naveen]

Originally Posted by ajithv

Seriously,do you think building a highway is just like drawing few lines on a paper. We already had enough discussions on this in this thread as well as in Kerala Roads & Highways thread. For better understanding, you may also go through this thread as well.

Cool Ajith. It all starts in paper right? . If the current 2 lane is a pain now, if TP phase 3 is adding same number of people( technopark themselves have said that) will 4 lane be enough?

[krp]

Originally Posted by ajithv

@krp, again??? I cannot read any of the letters

.. done.

[ajithv]

Originally Posted by rs_naveen

It all starts in paper right?

No. Thats why, you can't simply say "enough" or "thoana", but shall be exact !

Originally Posted by rs_naveen

If the current 2 lane is a pain now, if TP phase 3 is adding same number of people( technopark themselves have said that) will 4 lane be enough?

Scroll back this thread, you will get the answer.

Originally Posted by krp

.. done.