HIGHWAYS IN ROORKEE - ISSUES

URBAN DESIGN

VENUS KASHYAP AMULYA

HIGHWAY NETWORK IN ROORKEE

INCREASED TRAFFIC
Significant increase in the ownership of four wheelers (due to increase in economic status) contributes in traffic congestion.

NH - 58
Links Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh near

New Delhi with Badrinath and Mana Pass in

Uttarakhand near Indo-Tibet border. 538 km (334 mi) highway starts from Mana village near Indo-Tibet border north of

Badrinath temple and passes through

Badrinath, Rudraprayag, Srinagar, Devprayag, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Roorkee, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut and Modinagar and

ends at Ghaziabad near the border with

Delhi. 165 km (103 mi) in Uttar Pradesh and 373 km (232 mi) in Uttarakhand.

NH - 73

Connects Roorkee in Uttarakhand to Panchkula in Haryana. 188 km long. It covers a distance of 108 km in Haryana, 59 km in Uttar Pradesh and

21 km in Uttarakhand.

ISSUES

Inadequate road width at civil lines No clear demarcation of right of way Cross flow of movement lines Unorganized pedestrian movement Bus stand area no buffer zone Informal markets on the road causing chaos Poor condition of roads uneven surfaces and pits Exposed drainage system Chaotic vehicular movement at junctions Small religious structures at junctions add to the chaos as people gather at these spaces Lack of sense of security to the pedestrians Missing public transport linkage Bridge insufficient width, poor condition No signage Schools and hospitals directly leading to the highway

BUS STAND

Pick up stops are also directly on the road Inadequate buffer zone Rickshaws parked on the road, street vendors adding to the chaos in the area

CIVIL LINES

Heavy vehicle traffic clashing with the vehicular traffic of the town Parking on the road Need for the junction to be designed better Higher seasonal traffic due to the processions towards Haridwar

NH 73

BT Ganj area

BRIDGE

PATHANPURA JUNCTION

OTHER ISSUES

Institutional buildings - Schools & hospitals directly opening to the highway

OTHER ISSUES

Missing public transport linkage

TRAFFIC SURVEY DATA

AT THE BUS STAND
Buses Rickshaws Two wheelers Cars Bicycles Tempos