Ahmedabad: After a delay of almost 13 months, the Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) has geared up to repair bumpy BRTS tracks. A senior official at AJL claimed that nearly 35% of the road network needs sprucing up.
Earlier this month, a team had inspected more than 80 km of BRTS tracks to pinpoint basic road signages, thermoplastic markings, and cat eyes missing from the infrastructure. “The budget carry out repairs on the road and at the bus stands was postponed by seven months owing to Covid,” added the AJL official. To begin with, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has undertaken work of Rs 59 lakh to get basic road markings in place.
“There is extensive repair work required in the corridors in the East and North zones where we do not get many passengers. The Central zone too, where the corridor bore a heritage look, lies dilapidated. At some stands, the infrared-based automatic doors do not function. At other stands, the turnstile will not open with the swipe card,” says the senior AMC official.
From October onwards, authorities will focus on the second important aspect — traffic safety audit of the BRTS network — where experts will review safety issues at various junctions as well as road quality. They will also review the ITES services and maintenance chart for BRTS buses.