Jamshedpur commuters can look forward to hassle-free journey by the beginning of New Year. Tata Steel under its 100 per cent subsidiary Jusco has embarked on a major road widening-cum-beautification plan that will cover 10 arteries, spanning a total length of 18.30 km.
Talking to the newsmen on Friday at the Centre for Excellence, Sunil Bhaskaran, vice-president, corporate services, Tata Steel, said that the company has started the road widening-cum-beautification drive to improve the infrastructure of the city. He said that a ‘significant’ amount has been sanctioned by the board of Tata Steel that will be invested for better roads.Though he refused to reveal the amount sanctioned, but said it is for the first time in last 30 years that a significant amount has been sanctioned especially for roads.
“At present the work is on at around seven roads in the city. We have identified about 40 such roads that will be renovated in due course of time,” said Bhaskaran. He said that according to situation of the road it is being widened while others are being beautified.Officials of Jusco informed that as part of the beautification work flowering plants such as bougainvillea, silver birch and American aloe are being planted. They went on to add that widening of roads will help to ease traffic.
According to records available with the district transport office, Jamshedpur has been adding 30,000 two-wheelers annually in the past decade. The annual addition of four-wheelers and commercial vehicles has been 5,000 for eight years.
The roads that are under the project include: Subernarekha link Road: Jubilee Park-Mango bridge (1.6km) lSakchi Boulevard Road: Voltas Building-Tata Steel powerhouse (0.6km) lSakchi Boulevard Road: Circuit House-GPO (1.3km) lKharkhai link Road: Gopal Maidan-Adityapur bridge (2.15km) lN-Road: Bistupur traffic signal-Kharkhai sewage treatment plant (0.8km) lKadani Road: Tinplate Company-Baridih (2.1km) lSeventh Avenue: Sri Krishna Public School-Kharkhai link Road (1.5km) Inner Circle Road: GPO-Rankini Mandir (2.10km) lInner Circle Road: Rankini Mandir-Nirmal Mahto Stadium (2.65 km) lOuter Circle Road: Kharkhai sewage plant-ECC Flat (3.5km)
It may be mentioned that in order to increase the visibility in the night Jusco is installing lED lights across the city for illuminating roads. The company plans to replace conventional high energy consuming HPSV lighting with lED. A Jusco spokesperson said work had already started and 400 lEDs were installed.