Fixed bollards to open up left turns

The AMC has begun fixing the bollards at five junctions —
Traffic police had earlier positioned moveable barricades, but they were causing problems for many commuters.
“There were complaints that vehicles were hitting the barricades while taking the left turn and being damaged,” said a senior AMC official.
A total of 112 junctions will get fixed bollards, sources said.“We have a request from the traffic department to taller bollards,” said a senior AMC official. “The flexi-plastic bollards, though fixed, don’t damage vehicles as was the case earlier. We also anticipate that this measure will reduce wrong-side driving,” said the AMC official. At many junctions, the AMC has undertaken widening of roads to free up left turns.

AHMEDABAD: Plastic bollards are now being permanently fixed to keep left turns free at major traffic junctions in the city as part of an Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) initiative.The AMC has begun fixing the bollards at five junctions — Income Tax , Sardar Patel Colony Crossroads, SP Stadium, Satara Crossroads and Keshavbaug Traffic police had earlier positioned moveable barricades, but they were causing problems for many commuters.“There were complaints that vehicles were hitting the barricades while taking the left turn and being damaged,” said a senior AMC official.A total of 112 junctions will get fixed bollards, sources said.“We have a request from the traffic department to taller bollards,” said a senior AMC official. “The flexi-plastic bollards, though fixed, don’t damage vehicles as was the case earlier. We also anticipate that this measure will reduce wrong-side driving,” said the AMC official. At many junctions, the AMC has undertaken widening of roads to free up left turns.