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GHMC to put brake on unscientific speed breakers
The GHMC is contemplating to take up a detailed study on the speed breakers in the city and issue new guidelines to streamline the system and recommend scientific design to ensure that the road users do not suffer.The GHMC has been receiving several complaints that the speed breakers are being constructed without seeking any permission from either the GHMC or the police.
Hyderabad: The GHMC is contemplating to take up a detailed study on the speed breakers in the city and issue new guidelines to streamline the system and recommend scientific design to ensure that the road users do not suffer.The GHMC has been receiving several complaints that the speed breakers are being constructed without seeking any permission from either the GHMC or the police.
They have been constructed in a haphazard manner resulting in accidents. The two wheeler commuters are the worst affected. According to the Indian Road Congress (IRC) guidelines, the speed breaker has to be in the range of 12-15 cm in width and 10 mm height irrespective of the material used.
However, the speed breakers in the city are nowhere close to the IRC norms. For instance, the speed breaker in Ishaq colony in Marredpally is a fine example of not adhering to the norms. GHMC officials blame the contractors for this. In several places, the height of the speed breakers is much above the limits resulting in around 15 accidents every day in the city.
According to Prof Krishna Rao, transportation engineering expert, most of the city speed breakers were constructed in violation of norms. He said the speed breakers in the city are too high posing danger to the drivers. Some of the speed breakers constructed by the GHMC also do not adhered to the specifications of the IRC, he said. “These speed breakers built unscientifically result in water stagnation during rainy season and damage the roads,” Rao said.
By:Maddy Deekshith
