More one-ways from December 10, 20

After 8220;successfully8221; implementing the one way traffic arrangement on M G Road in Pune Camp, the city traffic police now plans to replicate the model on more roads in and around the city.

After 8220;successfully8221; implementing the one way traffic arrangement on M G Road in Pune Camp, the city traffic police now plans to replicate the model on more roads in and around the city.

With immediate effect, they will implement the changes in two phases 8212; the first one on the triangle connecting the Sanas Statute, Hirabaug Chowk and Puram Chowk starting from December 10 and in the second phase it will be introduced on the Swargate Chowk by December 20.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Traffic Manoj Patil said, 8220;We had initially planned to implement the reforms at the Param Chowk and Swargate simultaneously from December 1. However, due to the police recruitment extending up to November 29 and the terrorist attacks in Mumbai we had to increase the security on city roads.8221;

Patil said, 8220;For the Swargate chowk, motorists coming from Shankarsheth Road and Satara Road will not be allowed to go towards Tilak Road. This will effectively reduce the signal time on the road from the existing 210 seconds to 120 seconds.8221;

In the pipeline are plans for Nal Stop, and Holkar Bridge. Patil said that changes will be introduced here only after Swargate Chowk, Hirabaug Chowk and Puram Chowk. He said that for Holkar Bridge, the Dr Ambedkar Road will be made one way, but there will be no changes in the existing two-way on the Old Elphinstone Road.

Tilak Road and Bajirao Road, which form a part of the triangle connecting the Hirabaug Chowk, Param Chowk and Sanas Statue will be converted to one way in a manner in which the number of stops that people make at the signals at these chowks will be reduced from the existing eleven stops to five stops.

At Nal Stop too the left turn coming in from Padale Palace Road will be blocked. As a result, the signals here, instead of operating on their regular four-phase cycle of 30 seconds, will now operate on a three-phase cycle of 40 seconds, said Patil.

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Meanwhile, the traffic police has outlined a plan according to which rash and negligent drivers will be tried in the court under Section 184 of Motor Vehicles Act.

Speaking about the recent crackdown on drunk drivers, Patil said that there will be more such crackdowns in the future. Anyone found in an inebriated condition will directly be sent to the police lock-up and will be produced in the court. In the recent drive against drunk driving, the police collected fines to the tune of Rs six lakh.

The police will now work in coordination with the Regional Transport Office and the licence of anyone found drunk will be suspended. The suspension will be for a period of one week to permanent suspension.