VIJAYAWADA Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) is planning to materialise the Corridor Improvement Project under its ambit by improving the necessary infrastructure. This is the first time that a civic body in the State will take up such a project. If everything goes as per the plan, a consultancy will be engaged for developing walking tracks, bicycle lanes, footpaths and greenery on Mahatma Gandhi Road, Eluru Road, BRTS Road and Samba Murthy Road in the city.
Over the years, the city has seen a significant rise in the number of vehicles plying on roads, but the existing road infrastructure is proving inefficient, especially in the peak hours, due to frequent traffic congestions. Taking a serious note of the issue, the civic body has developed 19 alternate roads within the city to ease the traffic. Apart from that, the civic body with the support of police and other departments has taken a slew of measures in diverting the traffic from MG Road and Eluru Road to the alternate roads, Corporation officials said.
