Engineering
Questionnaire for the Panel Appointed by
Hon’ble Supreme Court of India to monitor road safety programmes
What safety standards are prescribed and implemented
for the construction of roads in the state/UT.
What are the penalties imposed on road
owners/contactors for violation of safety standards?
Have traffic calming measures (speed control measures)
being taken at the junction of national highways and
state highways with other roads? If yes. Provide details.
How are black spots defined and identified by the state?
What is the method used for analyzing black spots?
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How many black spot analysis have been completed?
How many black spot corrective actions have been
carried out?
Is it Mandatory that designs of new major road
construction projects are submitted for road safety
audit?
How many road safety audits are conducted in the
state/UT annually? Which agency or company or NGO
or individual has been appointed for conducting the said
audits? Are audits conducted at the design,Construction
and operational stages ? what policy or parameters are
followed for such audits?
# OF qualified road safety auditors in the state/UT
Please provide the list of road corridors / stretches
along their length on which road safety audit has been
carried out by the state/UT Public Works Department
(PWD) during 2009-2013 (January-December)
2014 (January-May)
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Please indicate the amount spent on road safety
engineering measures during
2009-2013 (January-December)
2014 (January-May)
Please provide the details of Action plan prepared by
the state /UT PWD for implementation of safety
engineering measures as a result of recommendation of
the safety audit or study of black spots and their current
progress.
Please provide details regarding capacity building of
technical staff in road safety engineering and safety
audit.
Please provide details of training programme proposed
for Assistant Engineers, Executive Engineers and
Superintendent Engineers in road safety audit for the
current financial year 2014-15.
Please indicate whether the detailed project reports for
upgradation of State Highways are being subject to road
safety audit, if not, the reason for not undertaking road
safety audit.
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Does the State / UT PWD have separate dedicated cell
for road safety and traffic engineering? If yes, please
give the details of staff composition and their functions.
1.
Do road safety signages / markings / traffic lights in the
State/ UT meet IRC standards?
1.1
Please provide details of the amount spent on provision
of road signs and pavement markings on exiting State
Highways and Major District Roads during 2009-2013
(January-December):
2014 (January-May):
Please provide the details of the amount spent on other
traffic control devices-delineators, crash barriers, guard
rail during
2009-2013 (January- December):
2014 (January-May):
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Please provide the details of total length of urban
stretches on State Highways and Major District Roads
and out of these stretches, indicate the length where
separate service roads, and footpaths are provided for
pedestrians, non-motorised and slow-moving vehicles.
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2.1
Please provide details of the length of Urban roads
which have pedestrian paths and cycles tracks. Are they
encroached? If yes its percentage may be provided.
2.2
Do you have a policy regarding hoardings on roads in
your cities? Do hoardings on roads in your cities affect
road safety and aesthetic appearance?
If yes how?
3 Please indicate the length of stretches on state
Highways and Major District Roads which have
inadequate geometric standards (poor horizontal
alignment and inadequate sight distance)
3.1
How many driver rest areas have been commissioned
along State and National-Highways in the State/UT?
3.2
Please provide the number of truck lay-byes provided
on State Highways.
3.3
Please provide the number of bus bays provided on
State Highways.
