Road Safety Evaluation by Nivedita Roy
Road Profiling 8 – This is part of the Road Safety Evaluation for ASSOCHAM UP-UK done by interns to carry out assessment of road safety measures at every 500 metres on roads of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Based on Sustainable Development Goal 11 and India’s SDG 11.2.
Road Profiling 8
Area/Location– Sharda Nagar, Lucknow
Road Stretch– Ruchi Khand to Power House Chauraha
Length covered– 2.4 km
| Parameters | Observations |
| Type of road | Urban roads (Internal Sector Roads, Collector Road & Arterial Intersection) |
| NH number | N/A (Residential & Municipal Colony Roads) |
| Road Width | 12m to 18m ROW (right-of-way) |
| Connecting Places | Sharda Nagar Scheme, Ratan Khand, Bangla Bazar & Sector K (Aashiyana) |
| Availability of Traffic Lights | NO (Ruchi Khand-1 & Quila Road), YES (Power House Chauraha) |
| Police Chaouki/Thana | 1 (at Aashiyana) |
| Bicycle Path | None |
| Number of road signs | 10-13 (approx.) |
| Service Road | None |
| CCTV Cameras | Yes (Government and Residential) |
| Pedestrian/Walkers Path | Yes (mostly unusable) |
| Dividers | No divider but 5-7 minor intersections |
| Streetlights | Yes – adequate |
| No. of Speed Breakers | 4-5 |
| Traffic Volume | Heavy during peak hours |
| Number of U-Turns | N/A |
| Number of Side-cutting Roads | 14 |
| No. of Big Potholes | No visible potholes |
| Display Emergency Helpline Nos. | None |
| No. of Open Sewerage Tanks/Holes | 30-40 sewage tanks at intervals of 50-60 meters. |
Additional Features:
- Nearest Hospital – 3 (Govind Hospital, Chandan Hospital & Urmila Devi Hospital)
- Petrol Pump – 2 (Bharat Petroleum & Indian Oil)
Road Profiling 8 – Positive Observations
- Roads are wide and of good quality.
- Streetlights available at Power House Chauraha in working conditions.
- CCTV cameras are available.
- Nearest hospitals include Govind, Chandan, and Urmila Devi Hospital.
- Diagnostic care facilities are also available.
- Well planned urban area.
- Petrol pumps are available.
- Excellent local safety and security.
- Property value growth.
Negative Observations
- Pedestrian footpaths are unusable.
- Inadequate parking facility near Hospitals and shops (because it’s a residential area).
- Poorly marked speed calmers.
- Encroachments by vehicle owners, shops and hospitals apart from house owners parking their vehicles on pedestrian paths.
- Chaotic merge points.
- Lack of public conveniences like bus shelters, drinking water kiosks, and public toilets (available but unhygienic).
- Visual pollution caused by unauthorized plastic banners, political posters and coaching flyers wrapped around utility poles.
Road Profiling 8: Geo-tagged Images (every 500m interval)
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