Thane: In a probably first-of-its-kind initiative in the metropolitan region, the Thane Municipal Corporation, along with experts from IIT-Bombay, will map and study the impact of the growing volume of school buses, refuse collectors, and debris-laden trucks, along with cyclists and pedestrians, on the city traffic. Based on this data, the experts are likely to formulate a short-term traffic management plan, officials said.
It may be noted that the development comes nearly six years after the Integrated Traffic Mobility Plan for Thane city was finalised and implemented in 2018, which apparently failed to match pace and provide solutions considering the sudden rise in traffic volume in the lake city.
The decision was taken following a review meeting by Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao, along with representatives from allied agencies like the traffic police, among others, and IIT-B experts. Officials present for the meeting said it was a primary level interaction where the need for introducing short-term solutions for traffic management for a growing city like Thane was discussed.
“The solutions mentioned in the 2018 traffic mobility plan may no longer be able to cater to the increasing traffic in the present situation, necessitating the need to revise and formulate a short-term traffic management plan,” said the official.
“The city is witnessing large-scale infrastructure growth and development in the real estate sector in recent years, which has seen a corresponding rise in traffic volume comprising school buses, civic refuse collectors, movement of debris-laden trucks, and pedestrian and cyclist volume, among others, whose presence on the city roads during peak hours cannot be ignored. A fresh module is likely to be formulated keeping these stakeholders in mind,” said a civic official.
It may be noted that Thane city has some of the most chronic traffic congestion spots, majorly due to the overlapping paths of the outbound and intra-city traffic on the arterial highways cutting through the city limits. The majority of narrow internal roads are also falling short of catering to the rising vehicular population, experts observed.
Thane: In a probably first-of-its-kind initiative in the metropolitan region, the Thane Municipal Corporation, along with experts from IIT-Bombay, will map and study the impact of the growing volume of school buses, refuse collectors, and debris-laden trucks, along with cyclists and pedestrians, on the city traffic. Based on this data, the experts are likely to formulate a short-term traffic management plan, officials said.
It may be noted that the development comes nearly six years after the Integrated Traffic Mobility Plan for Thane city was finalised and implemented in 2018, which apparently failed to match pace and provide solutions considering the sudden rise in traffic volume in the lake city.
The decision was taken following a review meeting by Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao, along with representatives from allied agencies like the traffic police, among others, and IIT-B experts. Officials present for the meeting said it was a primary level interaction where the need for introducing short-term solutions for traffic management for a growing city like Thane was discussed.
“The solutions mentioned in the 2018 traffic mobility plan may no longer be able to cater to the increasing traffic in the present situation, necessitating the need to revise and formulate a short-term traffic management plan,” said the official.
“The city is witnessing large-scale infrastructure growth and development in the real estate sector in recent years, which has seen a corresponding rise in traffic volume comprising school buses, civic refuse collectors, movement of debris-laden trucks, and pedestrian and cyclist volume, among others, whose presence on the city roads during peak hours cannot be ignored. A fresh module is likely to be formulated keeping these stakeholders in mind,” said a civic official.
It may be noted that Thane city has some of the most chronic traffic congestion spots, majorly due to the overlapping paths of the outbound and intra-city traffic on the arterial highways cutting through the city limits. The majority of narrow internal roads are also falling short of catering to the rising vehicular population, experts observed.
