DMRC barricades 20-km construction sites to ensure commuters’ safety
The Delhi Metro has barricaded nearly 20 km of metro construction sites along Phase IV corridors to ensure the safety of vehicles as well as pedestrians along the under-construction metro sites in the national Capital.
To make these barricades easily visible, especially during winter due to heavy fog both daytime and nighttime, 17 kilometres of LED rope lights and blinkers have also been installed on these barricades.
In a statement, Anuj Dayal, Principal Executive Director, Corporate Communications, DMRC, said, “The streets of the national capital, Delhi, are presently dotted with close to 20 kilometres of Metro construction site barricades to ensure the safety of vehicles as well as pedestrians along the under-construction Delhi Metro sites.” To make the barricades more visible, LED rope lights have been installed along a 17 km stretch, equipped with blinkers.
In addition, over 270 traffic marshals are working round the clock to help in the smooth and safe movement of vehicles near the sites. These personnel are trained by traffic experts and play a major role in the safe movement of heavy machinery as well as cranes, during nighttime to and from the sites. Road studs are also put on the roads to slow down the traffic while they approach vulnerable traffic points near construction sites.
Warning signages indicating that work is in progress or a diversion ahead are also installed sufficiently.
In Phase IV, dedicated Impact Protection Vehicles have been introduced for the safety of vehicles and workers when heavy machinery movement, as well as placement of cranes, is done on the road.
