Blame it on dangerous spots? 45 high-risk zones mapped on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway; 80+ deaths in 9 months
GURGAON: More than 80 people died and 125 were injured in over 165 accidents on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway between Jan and Sept. Blame it on dangerous locations — 45 to be precise.
In an effort to reduce road fatalities and crashes across Gurgaon, the traffic police have launched a survey to identify hazardous traffic locations prone to accidents.
In the first phase of the survey, the engineering centre of the local traffic department identified 45 dangerous locations along a stretch of the expressway — between Kherki Daula toll plaza and Signature Towers — that require hazard markers to help save lives on this busy national highway. In the second phase, the traffic police will extend the survey to cover the entire Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. In the third phase, the traffic police plan to survey internal roads across the district.
These warning signs and reflective hazard markers — typically in black, yellow and red — are especially crucial at night when visibility is low.
So far, these hazard markers have been installed at a few locations, including the Kherki Daula toll plaza. Some of the critical danger spots identified in this phase include the toll plaza, Khandsa underpass, Hero Honda Chowk and Rajiv Chowk.
When the TOI team visited the Kherki Daula toll, fresh signages and hazard markers were found installed at the beginning of the cemented toll lanes.
Authorities have installed yellow and black signages that will work as reflectors at night. Tyres painted with yellow and black hues were placed at high-risk locations.
However, a few cemented toll lanes and dividers before the toll plaza were found broken and without such signs, which can pose a risk at night for commuters. Many accidents occur due to vehicles colliding with trees, medians, dividers, entry and exit points and poles.
To address this, hazardous markers, reflectors, warning signs and rumble strips will be installed at identified danger points throughout the district to help commuters recognise and avoid potential hazards in time.
DCP Traffic Rajesh Mohan said that the survey would be significant in saving lives. "We will install signages or hazardous markings so that people can judge the situation timely and avoid road crashes. We have already identified 45 spots and installed signages, but we will now conduct a detailed survey across the district," the DCP said.
A police officer said that the traffic police currently have around 700 hazardous markers in possession, which will be installed after identifying accident-prone or hazardous points for night drivers.
"Every day, we see accidents where drivers ram their vehicles against dividers, poles or medians and precious lives are lost on the roads due to poor visibility or the absence of reflectors or hazardous signs. At times, a person is unable to apply the brakes instantly and thus, with the aim of curbing such accidents, we have decided to conduct a detailed survey of dangerous points," the DCP added.
In an effort to reduce road fatalities and crashes across Gurgaon, the traffic police have launched a survey to identify hazardous traffic locations prone to accidents.
In the first phase of the survey, the engineering centre of the local traffic department identified 45 dangerous locations along a stretch of the expressway — between Kherki Daula toll plaza and Signature Towers — that require hazard markers to help save lives on this busy national highway. In the second phase, the traffic police will extend the survey to cover the entire Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. In the third phase, the traffic police plan to survey internal roads across the district.
These warning signs and reflective hazard markers — typically in black, yellow and red — are especially crucial at night when visibility is low.
So far, these hazard markers have been installed at a few locations, including the Kherki Daula toll plaza. Some of the critical danger spots identified in this phase include the toll plaza, Khandsa underpass, Hero Honda Chowk and Rajiv Chowk.
When the TOI team visited the Kherki Daula toll, fresh signages and hazard markers were found installed at the beginning of the cemented toll lanes.
Authorities have installed yellow and black signages that will work as reflectors at night. Tyres painted with yellow and black hues were placed at high-risk locations.
However, a few cemented toll lanes and dividers before the toll plaza were found broken and without such signs, which can pose a risk at night for commuters. Many accidents occur due to vehicles colliding with trees, medians, dividers, entry and exit points and poles.
To address this, hazardous markers, reflectors, warning signs and rumble strips will be installed at identified danger points throughout the district to help commuters recognise and avoid potential hazards in time.
DCP Traffic Rajesh Mohan said that the survey would be significant in saving lives. "We will install signages or hazardous markings so that people can judge the situation timely and avoid road crashes. We have already identified 45 spots and installed signages, but we will now conduct a detailed survey across the district," the DCP said.
A police officer said that the traffic police currently have around 700 hazardous markers in possession, which will be installed after identifying accident-prone or hazardous points for night drivers.
"Every day, we see accidents where drivers ram their vehicles against dividers, poles or medians and precious lives are lost on the roads due to poor visibility or the absence of reflectors or hazardous signs. At times, a person is unable to apply the brakes instantly and thus, with the aim of curbing such accidents, we have decided to conduct a detailed survey of dangerous points," the DCP added.
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