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The
beautified
junction
on
D.B.
Road
at
R.S.
Puram
in
Coimbatore
has
become
a
landmark
for
its
aesthetic
elements,
including
an
ornamental
clock
tower
at
the
centre.
But,
it
has
become
a
spot
for
traffic
chaos
as
it
lacks
traffic
signals
and
a
majority
of
motorists
fail
to
follow
the
roundabout
rules.
Sources
with
the
police
said
that
traffic
snarls
occur
frequently
at
the
junction
as
there
are
no
signals.
The
junction
was
beautified
with
stone
pavements
and
the
ornamental
clock
in
the
middle
as
part
of
the
D.B.
Road
model
road
project,
which
was
executed
at
a
cost
of
₹27
crore
under
the
Smart
Cities
Mission.
The
redesigned
road
was
opened
in
February
2021
after
the
Corporation
carried
out
various
works
for
nearly
two
years.
District
Road
Safety
Committee
member
K.
Kathirmathiyon
said
that
the
place
used
to
be
an
important
junction
in
the
past,
too,
and
it
had
traffic
signals
as
early
as
in
the
1990s.
Now,
the
number
of
vehicles
has
increased
manifold.
“The
junction
was
beautified
after
removing
the
existing
traffic
signal.
It
is
learnt
that
non-governmental
organsation
‘Uyir’
is
ready
to
install
signals
at
the
junction
through
sponsors.
However,
the
Corporation,
which
removed
the
signals,
is
against
digging
the
junction
to
lay
cables
to
connect
signals.
The
civic
body
should
have
installed
ducts
underneath
during
the
road,
keeping
in
mind
the
future
needs.
Now,
motorists
and
the
traffic
police
personnel
are
suffering
from
the
inaction,”
Mr.
Kathirmathiyon
said.
According
to
Mr.
Kathirmathiyon,
the
traffic
police
and
he
himself
had
sought
reinstallation
of
signals
several
times
at
the
District
Road
Safety
Committee.
City
Police
Commissioner
V.
Balakrishnan
said
that
the
police
were
looking
for
a
suitable
design
to
solve
the
traffic
chaos
at
the
junction.
Sources
with
the
Corporation
said
that
the
civic
body
differed
from
digging
of
the
stone
pavements
of
the
junction
for
the
installation
of
traffic
signals,
considering
the
huge
amount
of
money
invested
for
the
beautification
and
the
growing
traffic
congestion
in
the
city.
Also,
the
Corporation
was
yet
to
get
suitable
design
from
stakeholders
involved,
they
said.
Corporation
Commissioner
M.
Prathap
said
that
the
civic
body
is
not
against
the
installation
of
traffic
signals
at
the
junction
which
has
become
a
landmark
in
the
city.
The
Corporation’s
aim
was
to
balance
safety
and
beauty,
he
said.
