Container Road still a death trap for vehicle drivers

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The death of a girl, who was run over by a container truck at Ponnarimangalam on Friday, exposes that the Container Terminal Road, linking Kalamassery to Vallarpadam, is yet to shed its accident-prone tag. Liby V.K., a senior clerk of the Kochi Corporation from Varapuzha, was the most recent victim in a series of mishaps that have for long left the 16-km stretch a headache for vehicle drivers, specifically two-wheeler riders.

Traffic jam on Goshree bridges, absence of sufficient streetlights and declared unscientific roadway and junction styles are pointed out by regional individuals as the significant causes behind the mishaps. Uncontrolled motion of lorries and parking of container trucks along the roadway contribute to the issue, they state.

“Accidents have actually been taking place regularly on the stretch however just deadly ones get spotlight. It is found out that in the current event, which declared a lady’s life, absence of sufficient light and careless riding of container trucks contributed,” Abhijith John of Nerkazhcha Vedhi, a civic online forum, states.

“Though streetlights were set up along the roadway 2 months back, nearly a years after the roadway was constructed, the stretch in between Cheranalloor Junction and Bolghatty Junction stays dark. The stretch has actually likewise ended up being home to a great deal of roaming pet dogs. The canines leap in front of bikes which then skid off,” Mr. John includes.

A 22-year-old youth was eliminated in 2019 on the roadway when he fell off his bike as he tried to avert an unexpected crossing roaming pet. The youth was run over by a truck entering the exact same instructions.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has, on the other hand, blamed the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) for not supplying connection to the streetlights set up by it.

“All lights have actually been set up by us. The KSEB has actually looked for more transformers to charge them however it is not in our scope,” an NHAI source states

The KSEB had actually previously made it clear that charging the whole fleet of streetlights needed around 6 transformers, of which just 2 were functional. The staying lights have actually not been charged as the existing transformers are currently overwhelmed.