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Kathmandu Friday December 14, 2001 Marga 29, 2058.
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Kathmandu city
to have improved road intersections
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Dec 13 - Kathmandu is
getting ten modern road intersections with solar-cell operated traffic signals for the
first time in Nepal, thanks to the Japanese government’s recent cooperation scheme to
improve the city transportation.
The government of Japan has
provided a grant assistance to improve the road intersections through the facilitating
agency, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), a press release from the Department
of Road states.
"The project, which will be
a landmark in the friendly relationship between Nepal and Japan, is soon to start,"
states the release.
The project intends to improve
the intersections at Maitighar, Kalimati, Koteshwor-Tinkune, Padmodaya Turning, Keshar
Mahal, Koteshwor-Ring Road, Naya Baneshwor, Singha Durbar, Dilli Bazaar-Ram Shahpath and
Kalanki Chowk.
The project is scheduled to
complete by March 15, 2003.
Traffic signals and street
lights will be installed. Pavement works, reconstruction of pathways, drainage,
flag-posts, hand rails will also be carried out. It will also improve traffic signs,
motorcycle storage lanes, bus lay-byes and so on.
"Road marking and road
safety education campaigns will also be taken into accounts in the project period,"
adds the release.
The project officials believe
that the new improved intersections will decrease the rate of road accidents.
"The traffic signals will
be operated by solar-cell system for the first time in Nepal. The normal city power supply
will be used as backup. Similarly, instead of the conventional incandescent bulbs,
light-emitting diodes (LED) will be used on the signal heads, " the release adds.
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