In a bid to streamline taffic system in Jamshedpur a team of l&T Infrastructure, Chennai, carried out survey of important arteries. More than 30 survey team members associated with the company were involved in the survey. The team members carried out on spot survey at Golmuri –Agrico Main Road, Subernarekha link Road, Sakchi-Kalimati Road, Mango bridge, Bistupur-Jugsalai-Tatanagar and Station road.
It may be mentioned that l&T Infrastructure bagged the consultant rights for the traffic survey and comprehensive mobility plans and signed MoU with state urban development department and respective local urban bodies, in the month of February 2015 in Ranchi. Officials of urban development department said that as the city grows with new business and apartments, the biggest challenge in front of the authorities is to ensure ease of the traffic movement. In the last one decade the rise of vehicles particularly, two wheelers have registered manifold increase with each family possessing at least, two-wheeler on an average in city periphery.
However, the darker side of the picture is that annually above thousand road accidents are taking place in the city and four to five accidents (including small and moderate accidents) daily on an average in which more than 100 odd people are losing their lives. And, it is either the two-wheeler rider or the pedestrian on road is on the receiving end. As per the comprehensive mobility plans Jamshedpur including even Adityapur, which technically falls in Seraikela-Kharsawan district will be developed. The traffic survey is being coordinated by Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC), Mango Notified Area Committee (MNAC), Jugsalai municipality and Adityapur Notified Area Committee (ANAC). After the traffic survey the consultant will also study preferred mode of conveyance at the moment.
“It is the ambitious project which will pave away for better city in days to come. The main aim of the comprehensive mobility plans is to prepare the transportation master plan that will meet the requirements of the cities and provide guidance for the future of the city’s transportation system. The study will recommend short and long term infrastructure development and transport plans,” said JNAC special officer Deepak Sahay.
Officials of the department said that the l&T team have begun the traffic survey and would be submitting to the report within six month of commencement of the survey. Thereafter they would be tabling the report before the state urban development for a final decision on 20-years comprehensive mobility plan for these cities. “We will be completing the traffic volume within three months with details on number of cars, auto-rickshaws, two-wheelers, buses, different types of trucks crossing each roads during rush hours,” said one of the surveyors.
"Jamshedpur has a very good network of smooth roads and the problem is that even such vehicles that are almost 15 to 20 years old are still plying on the streets in addition to the fresh bulk of vehicles. The relatively older vehicles should get off the road which unfortunately, is not happening in the city," said an official of district transport department. There's no denying that fact that Steel city is only next to Pune in terms of two wheelers strength on road but the width of the main roads are small to accommodate the heavy flow of the vehicles.
“The city’s population has reached closed to 15 lakhs but still it does not have single flyover. I think the private parties should be involved to develop and beautify roundabouts and maintenance of the roads in the non-Jusco area,” said a Kameshwar Prasad, a senior citizen.