Mangaluru: To ensure smooth vehicle movement at Nanthoor Junction—an intersection of three national highways—the city traffic police has decided to remove the traffic island and introduce a traffic signal system at the location.DCP (crime and traffic) Ravi Shankar K said free left movement will be allowed from all directions to ease congestion. Traffic police, Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC), Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have begun the process, he said at the monthly meeting for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on Saturday.
“Mangaluru City police wrote to the managing director of MSCL, the MCC commissioner and the project director of NHAI to improve the traffic flow at Nanthoor Junction. The junction with a traffic island has slopes. The traffic island disrupts the smooth flow of traffic, particularly for vehicles coming from Bengaluru that need to turn right. Hence, we decided to remove the traffic island and introduce traffic signals at the junction. MSCL will install signal lamps,” the DCP said.Free left movement will be allowed for vehicles from the city towards KPT Junction. Similar provisions will be made in all four directions by widening the roads, he added.Referring to the recent death of a woman who died after a bus rammed her scooter from behind near the Nanthoor bus stand, the DCP said a new bus lane will be created at the spot. MCC land available there will be used for this. Road markings, including a zebra crossing, high-mast lamps and other safety measures, will also be taken up at the junction, he said.
