during execution of the work causing delay in timely
completion of the work as well as loss to the public
exchequer
‘That, the BRT corridor should have been preferably
made elevated throughout its length which could
jam and also catered
have avoided the present traff
by future increase in mixed traffic. Presently, the
traffic congestion has been found at places where the
BRT stations have been constructed At-Grid rather
than underground. Further, the post BRT
carriageway width for mixed traffic at the locations
Of BRT bus stations have been reduced by 40% on
average as compared to pre-BRT conditions.
Moreover, the non-maintenance of uniform number
of lanes for mixed traffic throughout BRT route had.
created funnel like situation/bottleneck at the
locations of BRT bus stations which added to the
causes of traffic congestion.
That, in Reach-III of the project at University Road,
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‘That, signals have been designed for pedestrian zebra
crossings so that passengers could reach the center of
road and move up to the elevated BRT corridor
through elevator or escalator. Although such signals
Will provide easy & safe access to the passengers but
Will also result into mixed traffic congestion on the
other hand.
That, there was no provision in the revised PC-I for
installation of louvers and sound barriers at elevated
Portions of Reach-II of the project which are required
to safeguard the privacy of the buildings and
encounter the noise pollution in the vicinity.
Moreover, the drainage system for elevated portion
of the BRT project also needed to be properly
designed.
That, no pedestrian crossings other than BRT bus
station approaches had been planned in the project.
‘That, the washrooms at BRT bus stations were being