In order to give recommendations to make the Kazhakkoottam-Adoor corridor accident-free, officials of various departments on Tuesday conducted an inspection of the stretch, which is the proposed Safe Corridor under the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP).
The 77-km stretch was jointly inspected by officials of the Transport, Education, Health and Works Departments.
However, officials of the Police Department, who are also part of the inter-department steering committee which reviews the Safe Corridor, did not attend the inspection.
According to K Joseph Mathew, project engineer of KSTP, a report prepared after the joint inspection will be submitted to the government.
‘’Officials of each department reviewed their respective areas on the stretch. The Health Department officials reviewed the trauma care facilities of hospitals along the stretch. The Education officials visited the Govt HSS Venjarammoodu. The team felt that the main gate of the school should be shifted to make the location safe for students.
The report will recommend construction of footpaths and hand railings in this area.
Meanwhile, the Transport officials checked the vehicle flow on the stretch and the PWD officials reviewed the areas which required bus bays, footpaths etc,’’ he said.
Joseph said that it was a sample study. “The report will be reviewed by Road Safety Authority. Similar inspections will be conducted on the stretch to review its safety aspects,’’ he said.
KSTP plans to develop the stretch as an accident-free zone by implementing various road safety measures.
The measures will be reviewed for a specified period of time and necessary modifications will be made. Recently, the officials of the World Bank, which funds the project, reviewed the Safe Corridor project and working of the inter-department steering committee.
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