After Bhopal's Bairagarh (Sant Hirdaram Nagar), Roshanpura and Kamla Park, now BRTS (Bus Rapid Transit System) has started being removed from Hoshangabad Road also. BRTS will be removed in the first phase between AMPRI and Barkatullah University. Then it will be removed till Bagmugalia, Misrod. There is a plan to completely remove the 6 Km portion in the next 2 months.
After the removal of BRTS, the width of the road will be 23.40 meters. There will be a central verge of 1.25 meter and 3-3 lanes on either side. Saplings will be planted in the central verge. First the concrete structure is being demolished with the help of three JCBs. Then the iron angles are being cut with a gas cutter. Barricading has also been done in view of the traffic. So that no accident happens. However, there was a traffic jam in the evening because many vehicles used to pass through BRTS during peak hours, which could not pass on Monday.
First the railing on one side near the apiary is being removed. Then the second railing will start moving. Along with this, road repair work will also be carried out which is done to avoid traffic jam.
The demolition work of BRTS is currently going on at 3 places, 60 percent work has been completed in Bairagarh. Currently work is going on in the middle of the market. Most of the work between Kamla Park and Collectorate has also been completed. Work has already been completed in two parts between Roshanpura and Polytechnic College.
At the places where the BRTS corridor was removed the width of the road has increased to 23 meters or more. The center verge has not been made yet. After its construction, saplings will be planted in it for beautification.
In January, Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, after seeing the presentation, had given instructions to the district administration to remove BRTS. Started from Bairagarh from 20th January. Most of the BRTS corridor from Halalpur bus stand towards Bairagarh has been removed.
Apart from 21 traffic signals located in the corridor, 3 gantries as well as CCTV cameras installed here are also being removed. For the most part these have been removed and 48 bus stops are to be removed in the corridor. Among these, 2 bus stops of Lalghati area, Banganga and Polytechnic intersection have been removed. Now the bus stops of Hoshangabad Road will also be removed.