Centre to build dozens of Ring Roads across cities to decongest urban highways
NEW DELHI: It’s not just metros like Delhi and Bengaluru where vehicle speeds drop sharply as highways enter city limits. Govt data shared with states on Wednesday show that even in smaller cities such as Madurai in Tamil Nadu, the average speed on NHs can fall to just 27 kmph inside the city due to traffic congestion, compared to 55 kmph on highway stretches outside it.
Aiming to remedy this growing problem of urban congestion, the Centre will take up development of around 34 new access-controlled Ring Roads, in addition to such 36 ongoing projects across cities.
