A few Housing Board Colony residents, who were waiting at the bus shelter on Monday, rushed to see a two-wheeler rider lying on the road. He lost control while trying to negotiate a heap of mud dumped on the road.
This is not an isolated incident. Such minor mishaps have been occurring on this stretch since the last six months, says Anusuya, a resident of the H.B.Colony, pointing to a big pit right in front of the Agriculture Market Committee office. The Bhavanipuram- Gollapudi stretch at the Agriculture Market Committee office is a high traffic zone, but poor road conditions here have been giving the motorists a tough time.
Everyday scores of heavy vehicles, especially trucks loaded with vegetables and other commodities, shuttle across the stretch to unload stocks at the market committee. In addition, for residents of H.B. Colony in the locality, it is the main stretch, which connects Bhavanipuram and Gollapudi areas.
Jolting up and down on the uneven road surface and trying to negotiate heaps of mud, drivers have tough time in driving across the stretch. Two-wheeler riders often skid off the road . All the representations seeking re-carpeting of the road fell on deaf ears, says Murali Krishna, another resident.
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation have just laid a mud road and washed off their hands. When it rains, the stretch turns slushy, compounding problems for motorists. For regulars, this road is a nightmare from the Bhavanipuram end as majority of streetlights have gone defunct.
Vehicles, especially trucks loaded with commodities, often get stuck in the muddy water-logging points on the stretch.
“Overloaded trucks sway dangerously over deep pot-holes on this stretch and it is certainly risky for the other road users,” says Manohar, a motorist, who shuttles across the stretch regularly.
