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NHAI constructing dustbins along GST Road

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Source : The Hindu Date : 13.06.2009

NHAI constructing dustbins along GST Road

K. Manikandan

— Photo: A.Muralitharan

One of the dust bins built by NHAI on GST Road.

TAMBARAM: The National Highways Authority of India has started constructing dustbins along the Grand Southern Trunk Road (National Highway 45) as part of ensuring the ‘road traffic worthiness’ of the arterial road.

The yellow dustbins have been installed all along GST Road between Tambaram and Chengalpattu as part of the NHAI’s steps to keep the carriageways and service lines free from litter.

NHAI engineers told The Hindu that ever since improvement works on GST Road (NH 45 connecting Chennai and Dindigul) commenced as part of the Golden Quadrilateral project under the National Highways Development Project, they were attaching a lot of importance to improving the quality of amenities for both motorists and people living in localities adjacent this stretch.

NHAI engineers said they had been urging both urban and rural bodies to keep the main carriageways free of litter and mess.

However, both the travelling section — be it those on private or public transport and local residents – — continued to dump huge quantities of refuse on the arterial roads.

Hence, the contractor entrusted with the task of carrying out improvement works on GST Road was also asked to make sure that litter in any form did not come in the way of smooth flow of traffic.

NHAI, the engineers said, had given the job of widening and improvement works on GST Road to private infrastructure major GMR on a Build-Operate-Transfer basis.

Last Updated on Saturday, 13 June 2009 14:54