On C R Ave, cars clock 8.5 minutes for 3.4km

Kolkata: A new traffic management regime , complete with new traffic signals and blocking of illegal crossovers , has been flagged off on Central or C R Avenue , a key north and central Kolkata connector, cutting down on travel time even in peak hours. Police said after the new system came into force, it was taking 8. 5 minutes to cover 3.

4 km between Rajballabpara and Medical College and Hospital in rush hours. Before Covid had struck, the travelling time on the stretch used to be 15 minutes, which was brought down to 10 minutes last year. “The permanent signals have now brought down travel time by another 1.

5 minutes,” said an officer. “CR Avenue was chosen as a test case. and The 15-minute ride between MCH and Rajballabpara has been reduced to around half.

While we achieved the below-10 minutes mark, we are still making changes to stop undue crossovers,” said a senior officer. CR Avenue was an example of how speed had increased in the city despite a ride in personal vehicle count, claimed a Lalbazar officer, who carried out a three-month survey of 28 stretches spanning 150km. Police have set up two traffic signals at the Balaram Dey Street-CR Avenue crossing and Madan Chatterjee Street-CR Avenue crossing.

Boom barriers have been installed on Madan Mohan Burman Street to streamline pedestrian traffic and personnel are also posted on the road to monitor people and slow-moving vehicle crossovers alike. Cops added refuge islands, especially around Balaram Dey Street and CR Avenue, had been completed, too. All the traffic signals have also been synchronized to be working on the auto mode.

“But for motorists’ and pedestrians’ safety, we are holding up traffic after a certain distance to check speeding,” said a Lalbazar officer. Auto signals in the city were recalibrated in 2022, aiming to reduce travel time, given that consecutive green lights would allow motorists increase the average speed. Auto signalling on C R Avenue, coupled with no-entry for non-mechanized vehicles, means the speed on this stretch has increased by a few notches.

“We prioritized the main road but three big crossings, including the MG Road one, are our challenge. We want vehicles to keep moving, especially in the morning,” the officer. The work is still not over.

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