In the backdrop of some fatal accidents in the state in recent weeks, Himachal chief minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said all new roads in the State would be passed only after road safety audit is carried out by independent agencies.<\/p>\n
Presiding over the review meeting of the State Public Works Department here, the chief minister said in future road safety audit would be integral part of Detailed Project Reports.<\/p>\n
He said that designs of roads should be in such a way in it becomes commuters delight besides minimum damages caused to fragile ecology of the Himalayas, adding that as many as 4115 black spots have been rectified in the State by constructing retaining walls, crash barriers and parapets etc.<\/p>\n
“A provision of cross drainage should be made as integral part of approval of roads as it has been observed that roads get damaged due to poor drainage facilities besides making adequate enhancements in budget for construction of jeep-able roads to connect to maximum villages of the State, Thakur said in the meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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