PATNA: IIT-Delhi today entered into an agreement
with the Bihar State Bridge Corporation for use of
high speed traffic models in Patna to decongest the
city's main roads of heavy vehicular density.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed
today between the Foundation for Innovation and
Technology Transfer (FITT) of IIT-Delhi and the Bihar
State Bridge Development Corporation (BSBDC) in
this regard, sources said.
As per the MOU, BSBDC can use Swap Based Traffic
Interchange (SBTI) and GSUI (Grade Separated U-
turn Interchange) models developed by IIT-Delhi,
which will be used here for the first time in the
country, BSBDC chairman Sanjeev Hans told
reporters.
The two models will be applied at three busy
intersections on Bailey Road within a distance of 1.7
km from the Lalit Bhawan to the Patna High Court.
Hans, accompanied by Anup Chawla, Professor of
Mechanical Engineering, IIT-Delhi, who represented
FITT, said the design models are apt for a city like
Patna where there is paucity of land.
The SBTI design, which will be applied at the
intersection near the busy Punaichak, will ensure
free right turn and not require deployment of any
traffic police.
Hans said the designs, a presentation of which was
given to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar , was found
efficient.
Chawla said innovative traffic designs will ensure
traffic signal free movement of vehicles along the
stretch which is presently choc-a-bloc, particularly
in the day time.
Hans said the foundation is going for a patent of the
models and in future if somebody wants to opt for
them, it has to approach the BSBDC.
According to a survey, the traffic density on this
stretch of Bailey Road, which houses important
government offices and where an international
museum is also coming, is presently 2000 passenger
car units.
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