Gurugram: Traffic police identify 10 junctions for decongestion, road safety

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Printed on: Dec 14, 2025 03:46 am IST

Based on officers, the difficulty of figuring out commuter and pedestrian security dangers on these intersections was taken up in the course of the month-to-month district Highway Security Committee assembly on November 25.

Gurugram: The Gurugram site visitors police have recognized ten intersections and junctions within the metropolis for decongestion and security measures, officers mentioned on Saturday.

The move aims to decongest key intersections and junctions in the city (Representative photo)
The transfer goals to decongest key intersections and junctions within the metropolis (Consultant picture)

Through the PR Gurugram’s First Dialogue, assistant commissioner of police (site visitors and highways) Satyapal Yadav had mentioned that highway security consultants have been roped in to enhance the site visitors scenario at Rajiv Chowk, Shankar Chowk, Kanhai-T level and Ambedkar Chowk.

“Site visitors police, together with the Raahgiri basis, recognized a number of important junctions over the previous couple of months to work on congestion on busy intersections throughout peak hours. Via the Stanford Design Pondering Mannequin, a user-generated ache level figuring out system has been developed, the place direct on-ground suggestions is gathered utilizing a group hyperlink,” Yadav mentioned, including that the Site visitors Engineering Centre (TEC) conducts surveys on the recognized spots as soon as the ache factors are identfied for enchancment on the stretches.

Based on officers, the difficulty of figuring out commuter and pedestrian security dangers on these intersections was taken up in the course of the month-to-month district Highway Security Committee assembly on November 25. A proposal to the site visitors police was submitted on this regard for “re-engineering and design enhancements” on the intersections by putting in signages, redefining intersections’ geometry, and bettering pedestrians’ security via clear demarcation of highway crossing and extra walkable areas.

Calling Shankar Chowk as one of many “most congested factors on this planet”, Yadav added that police not too long ago carried out a two-phase decongestion plan by streamlining site visitors circulation and lane segregation close to Atmosphere Mall on the Delhi-Jaipur-Gurugram expressway.

Based on police knowledge, between January and September this 12 months, 333 folks died in highway crashes throughout town. Of those, 141 had been pedestrians. A complete of 143 folks died final 12 months.

Officers mentioned the proposal to enhance the site visitors scenario on these intersections can be carried out as soon as the civic authorities and TEC groups finalise the decongestion measures. “As a part of the enhancements, sign synchronisation, vigilance and strolling pathways initiatives can be carried out,” a senior site visitors official mentioned.