Severe traffic snarls choke BRT Corridor
14 March 2015 5:56 AM IST
Commuters who take the five-odd kilometers long Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor stretch in south Delhi are troubled by severe traffic snarls almost every day.
Major intersections in the stretch which are affected include Moolchand, Chirag Delhi, Pushp Vihar and Khanpur. Chirag Delhi has been reported to be the busiest of the six intersections on the stretch.
The traffic problem in BRT turns worse by the confusion that people waiting in the bus stands — at the middle of the corridor — witness every day. The buses, according to the convenience of the driver and the traffic situation at any given point of time, may take either the lane reserved for buses or the general lane. This leads to huge pedestrian movement near all the major intersections on the road, which gets choked whenever a bus arrives.
However, a source claimed that as many as 180 road marshals are deployed on the corridor to guide bus passengers and manage traffic.
A regular commuter, Vijay Pal, said that covering the 5.8 BRT stretch in a normal morning takes around 25 minutes. In 2014, a study by the Centre for Road Research Institute (CRRI), the average speed of buses and cars moving from Moolchand to Ambedkar Nagar Terminal throughout the day was observed to be a little above 15 km per hour. And during the peak hours, it dropped down to nearly 11 km per hour.
The situation is said to be a little better on the other side (Ambedkar Nagar Terminal to Moolchand), in which average speeds of buses and cars were observed around 19 km per hour and 17 km per hour. In December 4, 2014, lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung instructed the transport department to hand over the maintenance of BRT to the public works department (PWD) and enforcement to the Delhi Traffic Police.
However, due to lack of facilities to take up the responsibility immediately, Delhi Traffic Police wrote back to the concerned authorities and started getting itself equipped for the same.
Major intersections in the stretch which are affected include Moolchand, Chirag Delhi, Pushp Vihar and Khanpur. Chirag Delhi has been reported to be the busiest of the six intersections on the stretch.
The traffic problem in BRT turns worse by the confusion that people waiting in the bus stands — at the middle of the corridor — witness every day. The buses, according to the convenience of the driver and the traffic situation at any given point of time, may take either the lane reserved for buses or the general lane. This leads to huge pedestrian movement near all the major intersections on the road, which gets choked whenever a bus arrives.
However, a source claimed that as many as 180 road marshals are deployed on the corridor to guide bus passengers and manage traffic.
A regular commuter, Vijay Pal, said that covering the 5.8 BRT stretch in a normal morning takes around 25 minutes. In 2014, a study by the Centre for Road Research Institute (CRRI), the average speed of buses and cars moving from Moolchand to Ambedkar Nagar Terminal throughout the day was observed to be a little above 15 km per hour. And during the peak hours, it dropped down to nearly 11 km per hour.
The situation is said to be a little better on the other side (Ambedkar Nagar Terminal to Moolchand), in which average speeds of buses and cars were observed around 19 km per hour and 17 km per hour. In December 4, 2014, lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung instructed the transport department to hand over the maintenance of BRT to the public works department (PWD) and enforcement to the Delhi Traffic Police.
However, due to lack of facilities to take up the responsibility immediately, Delhi Traffic Police wrote back to the concerned authorities and started getting itself equipped for the same.
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