Vellakovil City Development Plan - Municipal

City Development Plan for Vellakoil Municipality SMEC India Pvt Ltd
Final Report TNUDP III
The details of the municipal roads is given in table 5.6
Table 5.6 Category of roads
Category Length in km % to total length
National Highway 5.00 -
Municipal Roads
CC Roads 10.36 6
BT Roads 106.88 61
Earthen Road / WBM 57.26 33
Total Length of Municipal Roads 174.50 100
Source: Vellakoil Municipality
ii) Issues
• 33% of the total Municipal roads are earthen and WBM roads
• Differential settlements and potholed surfaces on the existing BT roads
• Encroachments on main roads
• Unorganized parking along main roads
• Absence of traffic management plan- with demarcated pedestrian corridors, medians,
signals and traffic islands
iii) Demand Assessment
The circulation network forms basic network of the town to move, to interact, and interlink the
residentials, the work places, and other activity centers. A good road network is a necessity not
only for growth and development of habitats, but also to sustain it in a progressive mode. The
access roads in extension areas and the link roads, widening of major roads proposed in the
DDPs need to be provided.
iv) Proposals
The town has 33% earthen road which should be upgraded to BT surface. Apart from this, the
access roads in extension areas need to be covered. The projects proposed for the road
improvement in Vellakoil town is as follows.
Table 5.7 Road improvement - Proposals
S.no Particulars Rs.in lakhs
1 Upgradation of earthen road to BT (57 km) 1197.00
2 Restoration of existing BT roads (106 km) 636.00
3 Provision of medians (3km) 30.00
4 Improvements to road geometry – provision of
medians, traffic islands, Signals, signages etc
30.00
5 Pedestrian platform along main roads 50.00
6 Widening of main roads and link roads 100.00
Total Rs.2043.00 lakhs
O&M 22.00
Source: Analysis and discussions with municipal officials
Therefore, the total investment required for the road improvement is Rs.2043.00 lakhs.
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