NHAI to rectify dangerous curve on NH 48 near Belagavi
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) plans to address design flaws in a dangerous curve on National Highway 48 near Belagavi. This decision follows a request from local police due to a high number of fatal accidents in the area. NHAI has allocated ₹3 crore for the necessary rectifications, which include redesigning the curve and improving road safety measures.
- ▪The Badekollamath turn has been identified as a major accident-prone spot with at least 18 fatalities reported.
- ▪A survey revealed that the curve's radius is below the Indian Road Congress standard, contributing to the danger.
- ▪The GIT survey team recommended corrective measures including redesigning the curve and enforcing speed restrictions.
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National Highway Authority of India’s engineers will work with local officers to rectify the design faults in a dangerous curve that has claimed several lives near the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi.The Badekollamath turn on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway No 48 is a deep curve that descends from the Hirebagewadi Ghat into the Kanavi Kuruvina Koppa valley.This follows a request by the city police. NHAI has sanctioned ₹3 crore to rectify the defects.The ghat lies at a distance of around 20 km. There is a clear difference in the elevation and the four-lane highway winds through the curve, to climb the ghat.Police Commissioner Borase Bhushan Gulabrao, an engineer by training, flagged this issue last year. He noted that the small stretch has recorded a disproportional number of deaths.
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