Centre’s grand idea turns travellers’ nightmare
The Union government’s standing instruction that all new roads constructed by filling more than one metre height should be surfaced with only thin chipping carpet has resul-ted in a bumpy ride for the passengers at Edappally railway overbridge.
With-in six months of its completion, one of the most anticipated railway overbridges for Kochiites, the Edappally RoB and, its approach road are in shambles with potholes.
According to Public Works Department auth-orities, the bad condition of the road was anticipated as the roads paved with 20 mm chipping carpet would not last long.
“In a road with heavy traffic, 20 mm chipping carpet specification is not ideal. Howe-ver, as per the union government’s order, new roads should not be surfaced using high quality bituminous macadam and bituminous concrete (BMBC).
For a new road, it will take some time for the surface portion to consolidate and hence it was not advisable to use costly surfacing specifications,” said Hashim P.A, executive engineer, PWD.
The potholes developed on the road will be filled regularly using temporary methods. “Once the road is settled, it will be surfaced using (BMBC) which will increase its longevity, he said.
Meanwhile, the passengers are having a tough time travelling through the bumpy road. Long queues are seen on the RoB during peak hours with vehicles slowly negotiating the gutters. Still worse there are no lights on the bridge making travel hell-like during nights.
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