The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has launched a comprehensive drive to install safety railings and crash barriers across 90 stretches in the city's seven zones under its Non-Motorized Transport Infrastructure policy. This initiative aims to reduce accidents, enhance pedestrian safety—especially for the elderly, disabled, and children—ensure unobstructed use of sidewalks, improve traffic discipline, curb encroachments, facilitate smooth movement of emergency vehicles, and address traffic congestion. Officials also plan to install crash barriers on high-speed highways, bridges, and accident-prone areas.
Zone-Wise Breakdown of Roads
West Zone
Major roads include the stretch opposite Kameshwar Mahadev Temple, SP Ring Road in Makarba, the road from Parasmani Apartment to IOC Petrol Pump, the stretch from Shastrinagar to Vardan Tower, CG Road, Ashram Road, IIMA-Helmet Road, the stretch from Commerce Six Roads to CA Circle, from Stadium Circle to Sardar Patel Bawla, the Mithakhali Circle area, from Sabarmati railway station to Chandkheda Circle, from Motera Sai Temple to Koba metro station, and the stretch from Visat Circle to Toll Naka.
Southwest and South Zones
Railings and safety structures will be installed in the D-Mart area, Jivraj Park crossroads, Geetamandir crossroads, Parshuram junction, Shah-e-Alam area, Gomtipur, Amraiwadi, Narolvas Road, and Vatva, among other sensitive roads.
Northwest Zone
Roads include the stretch from Memnagar crossroads to Sanjivani Hospital, Vastrapur Lakefront, Gurukul Road, Dhanvantari crossroads, and the RTO Technical Compound Circle.
North Zone
Work will cover Thakkarnagar Approach road, roads to Naroda village, Dhanushdhari Nagar Road, Jahangirpura Bridge, Bapunagar crossroads area, Mahudi Cotton Road, Bapa Sitaram Chowk Road, and the road from Goyal Circle to the airport.
East Zone
Railings will be installed in Viratnagar, Maninagar Road, Virat crossroads, CTM crossroads, Rakhial Bridge, Rakhial area, and the Ramol police chowky area.
Coverage Summary
In total, AMC will cover 35 roads in the West Zone, 10 in the South-West Zone, 13 in the South Zone, 12 in the North Zone, seven in the Northwest Zone, five in the Central Zone, and eight in the East Zone. In Jodhpur Ward, 100 meters of railing has been installed near Riddhi Tower, and 50 meters near Lotus School.
