New Delhi (NVI): Government has launched a special drive to remove all sorts of speed breakers on National Highways to ensure high-speed, smooth and hassle-free traffic movement to commuters on National Highways.
Considering the fact that National Highways are designed to cater to high speed traffic without any hindrance, the drive to remove speed breakers from national highways under the jurisdiction of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).The speed breakers result in considerable delay, damage to the vehicles and significant discomfort to vehicle occupants and more fuel consumption due to acceleration and deceleration, an official statement said.
“This initiative will save time, money and facilitate smooth vehicular movement especially to ambulances, elderly and unwell people commuting on National Highways,” it said.
“In the larger context, this will also ensure avoidable wastage of transportation fuel for which country is heavily import-dependent, and will also result in lesser pollution,” it added.
With the effective implementation of FASTag on toll plazas and conversion of cash toll lanes to FASTag lanes, the speed breakers and rumble strips constructed at toll plazas are being removed with immediate effect for smooth vehicular movement.
Roads of different categories and under different situations are designed for designated speeds at which vehicles can travel with convenience and safety.
At certain locations, control of speed becomes necessary to promote orderly traffic movement and improved safety.
