MEASURES TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY

AT JUNCTIONS AND GRADE SEPARATORS

D. Sanyal
Managing Director
CRAPHTS Consultants (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Recognizing Hazard Potentials
• Potentials of Facility – User conflicts (Facility is an expression of the designer that
must communicate well with all categories of users,
short comings in design making the
decision making process a complex task – conflict
areas, failure to recognize human factors in design,
failure to anticipate the expectations
of the Design Driver, what is the likely punishment
for human error?)

• Potentials of inter - user conflicts (user goals, user behaviour, user skills,
enforcement and education)

• Extraneous factors with hazard potentials (lack of effective Municipal

interventions,
lack of inter – departmental co-ordination)
For existing intersections one will have to consider past data on accidents
besides the traffic characteristics and physical features.
Improvement Plan for L B S Marg through Defence Colony
Improvement Plan for Delhi Gate intersection area
LAJPAT NAGAR
- Layout Plan & Signage Plan
AZADPUR
- Layout Plan & Signage Plan
APSARA BORDER
- Layout Plan & Signage Plan
Total Corridor Length – 6238.50m
Length of Underpass – 585m
Length of Elevated portion – 2147.50m

No. of Structures affected - 62

 TURNING RADII AT SOME OF THE IMPORTANT INTERCHANGES IN DELHI

Link Road to Dwarka (Curve H 1)

Loop Ramp connecting DND Flyway to Ring Road Loop Ramps at AIIMS Interchange
Proposed Bridge Rotary without Service Road
Area - 104938.73 Sq.m
Proposed Bridge Rotary With Service Road
Area - 114098.48 Sq.m
Proposed Diamond Interchange without Service Road
Area - 226203.58 Sq. m
Proposed Diamond Interchange with Service Road
Area - 226203.58 Sq. m
 DULT Proposal at
Anandrao Circle

BBMP Proposal at
Anandrao Circle

Impact
The link towards K G Circle will come
under distress. Space for surface level
traffic will be drastically reduced.
 DULT Proposal at
Mysore Bank Circle

BBMP Proposal at
Mysore Bank Circle
Impact
Two way operation along Palace Road
Shall have to be attempted after
comprehensive evaluation. Surface
level traffic will have no space along the
Link towards the K. G. Circle.
 DULT Proposal at
Shantala Circle

BBMP Proposal at
Shantala Circle

Impact
There is scope for geometric
improvement
 DULT Proposal at
Khodai Circle

BBMP Proposal at
Khodai Circle
Impact
Structural changes around
intersection areas must be attempted
on a comprehensive basis as
such changes are mostly irreversible
In nature.
 Kancheepuram – Wallajahpet (NH4) – Km 71.50

Improper signage with poor glance legibility

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 Wallajahpet – Pallikonda (NH4) – Km 142.00

Cattle menace – a common feature

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 Wallajahpet – Pallikonda (NH4) – Km 143.10

Traveled way interfered by construction activity

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 Thank you…

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