STRAT TTT TST WTAE TOT —geaesenene sr 1-25resonnsrss00 (age oftaes ote corart fares) ‘as Fax 91-11-25003507 ) 25000514 National Highways Authority of India (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) a-s ud 6, G4¢e-10, area, TE Peeaft-110075 65.86, Sector-10, Darko, New Deti-110075 NHAI/RSC/2020/Road Safety Week/4522 Date: 31.12.2019 “Sadak Suraksha-Jeevan Raksha” Sub.: Observance of 31* National Road Safety Week 2020 from 11% January to 17% January 2020 It has been decided to observe 31% National Road Safety Week 2020 from 11% January to 17" January 2020. In this regard, it is informed that all ROs/PIUs of NHAI will observe road safety week starting from 11* January to 17" January 2020. Project Directors are hereby directed to observe the Road Safety Week and put the banners, Posters at PIUs, work sites and at important locations like Toll Plazas Road junctions etc. Pamphlets may be distributed for awareness of Road Safety, 2. __ In this connection, MoRTH has conveyed the theme for the Road Safety Week for 2020 as “Sadak Suraksha-Jeevan Raksha”. It is requested that, in order to carry out the road safety activities in a befitting manner, involvement of all the concerned stakeholders may be ensured, All stakeholders and the Public at large may be encouraged to participate. It is also requested that, the following main activities that can be undertaken by all field offices of NHAI under their respective jurisdiction: 3, Activities to be carried out prior to “Road Safety Week” (i) RO should call a review meeting in advance with all the PDs, IEs/AEs and Safety Consultants to observe the road safety week in an appropriate manner. (ii) Prior to Safety week, RO and PD should analyze accident data for at least last. two years and identify the accident prone stretches alongwith MoRTH identified blackspots. (iii) RO/PD/IE/AE/Safety Consultant should visit NH stretches and critically assess/review the road safety features viz. important junctions, crossing facilities, blackspots, service roads, crash barriers, road signages/marking and ensure these to be in place in functional condition. (iv) RO/PD/Concessionaire/IE/AE should take steps to display banners/boards to show accident prone locations. Prone: a Contd ae Yo.4. Activities to be undertaken during “Road Safety Week” are listed at Annexure. 5. Activities to be carried out after “Road Safety Week” RO will submit a consolidated State-wise report of each project stretch (under their jurisdiction) about the activity undertaken with photographs and videos, within a week after the “Road Safety Week”. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority. Yours faithfully, Encl: As above. at enw (Jaivardhan Singh) Dy. Manager (T) Road Safety Cell To All Regional Officers, ROs All Project Directors, PIUs Copy to: PS to Chairman PSs to All Members/ CVO AIL CGMs at HQ. All GMs at HQ. Copy also to: MR Division - with a request to arrange for displaying a flex banner indicating the theme of the Road Safety Week at NHAI HQ including its Extn. building. YeAnnexure Day-wise tentative activities to be carried out during the week are as follows: Date (Day) 11.01.2020 (Saturday) 020 (Sunday) -2020 (Monday) Proposed activity Organizing a free health cum eye checkup camp at toll plazas ** Responsibilities Respective PDs of the toll to coordinate for the event (RO shall coordinate with PDs to ensure smooth functioning of the camps 74.01.2020 (Tuesday) Each RO to organize half day workshop on safer_—_roads discussing analysis of accidents/fatalities data for the last. two years on their NHS, vulnerable sections, blackspots rectification status alongwith checking effectiveness of safety measures at rectified blackspots based on accident/fatalities data | at the site, compliance of RSA observations. | 2°¢ half ROs/PDs to organize walkothon/cyclothon rally of road safety along the project highways to spread road safety message to the general public. ROs and PDs 07.2020 (Wednesday) | violation of traffic regulations Lete. PDs and ROs to carry out proactive enforcement drive with the help of local police against specially drunken driving, overspeeding, overloading, non- use of helmets and seatbelts, ROsandPDs 16.01,.2020(Thursday) | PDs to visit NH stretches and ensure that the damaged crash barriers, traffic signs/markings, delineators, guardrails, potholes, road edge drops are rectified PDs 17.01.2020" (Friday) PDs and IE/AEs and their safety expert to inspect work zones PDs safety and enforce _ strict | implementation of observations given by safety expert/consultants. # attend symposium on safer roads in Delhi being organized by MORTH and NHAJ. Each RO NHAl to prepare a presentation (15-20 slides) on blackspots mitigation measures (2011-2014) and proposed action plan for blackspot: * Detailed instructions including duration of the event are being circulated separately. identified during 2015-2018,Additional works to be done by ROs/PDs during road safety week include: Display of flex banners, posters at entry and exit of the building, parking blocks, toll plazas and road junctions, alongwith incident management vehicles (ambulance, tow away cranes and patrol vehicle) deployed on the stretch. Distribution of pamphlets etc. to road users at toll plazas, wayside amenities, truck/bus laybays during the safety week. Public announcement of road safety at important intersections using mobile a :