: The city police will post additional number of personnel and tighten traffic law enforcement round the clock at the busy Kudilthodu Junction on the National Highway in view of the rising number of accidents at the junction.
The decision was taken following a series of protests organised by workers of political parties demanding the intervention of the police to control speeding in the accident-prone zone.
Police officials said arrangements would be made shortly to put up signboards specifying speed limits. Warning boards too would be put up as requested by the local people and activists, they said.
As per the last 10 months’ data of the city police, seven persons were killed in various accidents at this location. Not less than 15 persons suffered injuries in the accidents, often caused due to racing by vehicles. Medical College Sub-Inspector B.K. Siju, who held discussions with representatives of various organisations on the issue, said the demand raised by the people was genuine and the police were duty bound to address their concerns at the earliest. “We will shortly submit a proposal to the National Highway authorities to construct the required number of small humps at the junction to limit the speed of vehicles. As there is a court order against the placing of dividers on roads, we need to think of other possible alternatives to address the issue,” he said.
Police officials attached to the Medical College station said it was a difficult task to regulate traffic in this area during peak hours as five byroads converged with the National Highway. “After 7 p.m., the visibility on these byroads becomes low and big vehicles passing through the NH ignore the entry of other small vehicles from various byroads to the highway,” they said.
