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Facelift for M.G.Road soon

Staff Reporter

Digital survey to be completed by Wednesday

KOCHI: The arterial Mahatma Gandhi Road in the city will soon sport a new look on a par with international cities in style and facilities. A master plan for the renovation of the road would be ready by June 30, Ernakulam District Collector A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish told reporters here on Saturday.

The concept is to ensure universal and free access to M.G. Road, Mr. Hanish said. Meanwhile the digital survey in connection with the preparation of the master plan is progressing, though the onset of the monsoon has affected the pace of the survey. However, the survey is expected to be completed by Wednesday, S. Gopakumar of Kumar Group, which has been given the task of preparing the master plan, told The Hindu.

The master plan would be based on international specifications with the primary objective of ensuring smooth traffic, Mr. Gopakumar said. One of the major highlights of the plan is to make the entire stretch of M.G. Road wheel-chair-friendly.

At present the footpath is laid in a haphazard manner, causing inconvenience to pedestrians. The plan is to even out the pavements, making the passage smooth for the pedestrians as well as differently-abled persons on wheel chairs. The height of the footpath will also be redone, which at present is quite unscientific making it difficult to even disembark from a car parked along the pavement. Spacious parking lots will be designed in such a manner that traffic is not held up. Road signage will be made more visible in the night.

The entire stretch of M.G. Road would be better lit up at night. Footpaths would be lit up separately to improve visibility for pedestrians in the night.

Bus bays will be designed, wherever possible, in a way in such a way as to not affect the rest of the traffic.

As part of the digital survey, close to 20 aerial photographs giving a bird’s view of M.G. Road from various angles have been taken.

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