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Updated On: 02 March, 2010 08:51 AM IST | | Surender Sharma
Delhiites are egregious jaywalkers and like to take the short route while crossing the road whenever convenient to them, in utter disregard of zebra crossings and foot-over bridges
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They climb it and will keep climbing it, height of the central verge notwithstanding.
Delhiites are egregious jaywalkers and like to take the short route while crossing the road whenever convenient to them, in utter disregard of zebra crossings and foot-over bridges.
Proposed foot-over bridges in Delhi to be constructed for the Commonwealth
Games. The one on the left will have a lift attached to it
However, the Commonwealth Games is changing a lot of city infrastructure and some mindsets, too, hopefully.
The Delhi government has embarked on a unique initiative to equip nodal roads with state-of-the-art foot-over bridges, making them as convenient for commuters as possible. The new bridges would have lifts attached to them so that people who find it hard to take a flight of stairs would happily use them.
It should be noted here that a number of road accidents occur daily due to jaywalking and despite the traffic
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>>u00a0The Park Street foot-over bridge (FOB) near Ram Manohar Lohia hospital will be 45 meters long and being built at a cost of Rs 5.6 crore. It will be ready for use by August. The FOB will have lifts on both sides apart from escalators and stairs. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
