Prayagraj Municipal Corporation is preparing to improve the lighting system of Airport Road. Faulty street lights will be replaced on about 12 kilometer long route. Facade lights and decorative skirtings will be installed at intersections and important places, which will provide convenience to passengers at night.
Prayagraj: People commuting from the airport to the city will soon have better-lit roads at night. The Municipal Corporation has started preparations to take over the lighting system of about 12 kilometer long Airport Road. The damaged street lights installed on this route will be repaired and new lights will also be installed as per the need. Apart from this, there will be arrangements for decorative lighting at major intersections and other places. The objective of the Municipal Corporation is to make the road safe and attractive at night.
Municipal Corporation will maintain the lights of Airport Road
Prayagraj's Airport Road was developed as one of the major roads of the city during the Mahakumbh. At that time many beautification works were done around the road. Now the Municipal Corporation has decided to take the responsibility of maintaining the lighting system here.
Earlier the electrification work on this route was done by the Public Works Department. Now the responsibility of operation, repair and maintenance of street lights will remain with the Municipal Corporation.
The Electrical and Mechanical Department of the Municipal Corporation has started preparations for this. Faulty lights will be identified by employees. At places where lights are switched off or adequate light is not reaching, repair work and installation of new lights will be done.
Facade lights and decorative skirtings will be installed at intersections.
The work of replacing faulty lights on Airport Road will not only be done. The Municipal Corporation has also planned to illuminate major stretches of the road with decorative lights.
For this, facade lights will be installed on different themes. Colorful fringes will also be installed at major intersections and selected places.
Facade lighting is usually used to enhance the attractiveness of a building, wall or structure around a road with special illumination. Due to this, the structure and design of the concerned place is clearly visible at night.
The Municipal Corporation plans to decorate the major intersections on Airport Road in a similar manner. This will provide better lighting to passengers going towards the airport at night.
Street lights will be increased in populated areas
There are also many populated areas around Airport Road. People living in these areas need adequate street lighting at night.
The Municipal Corporation will identify such places where the existing street lights are not providing light to the entire road.
Additional street lights will be installed in these areas as per need. This will also provide convenience to the people living nearby.
A well-lit road will be especially useful for employees, students and two-wheeler drivers returning home late in the evening. Making potholes, turns and other obstacles clearly visible on the road can also help in reducing the risk of accidents.
Passengers going to and from the airport will get facilities
Every day a large number of passengers travel to different parts of the city from Prayagraj Airport. Among them there are also such passengers whose flights take place late in the evening or at night.
There may be difficulty in driving on dark roads. It is especially important to have adequate lighting for passengers and drivers traveling through unfamiliar roads.
With the increase in the number of lights on Airport Road and repair of faulty lights, traveling at night will become more convenient than before.
Not only the airport passengers but also the people coming and going from nearby villages and localities will benefit from better lighting on the road.
Chief Engineer of Municipal Corporation gave information about the plan
Dr. Sanjay Katiyar, Chief Engineer of the Electrical and Mechanical Department of the Municipal Corporation, said that the Municipal Corporation will now take over the responsibility of the street lighting system of the Airport Road.
According to him, facade lighting will be done on this route according to different themes. Along with this, there is also a plan to install decorative skirtings at prominent places.
The condition of the street lights will be monitored by the department. Where repairs are needed, the lights will be repaired. Apart from this, new light points will also be created depending on the need.
The night picture of the road developed during Mahakumbh will change
Many major roads were beautified during the preparations for Mahakumbh in Prayagraj. Airport Road has also been included in these.
Now the Municipal Corporation is working on maintaining the lighting and decoration of this road. Planning for new decorative lighting along with maintenance of the existing lighting system is also part of this.
However, information about when the lighting work will be completed and how much it will cost has not been revealed yet.
After the preparations by the Municipal Corporation, the repair and new lighting work on Airport Road will proceed. This is expected to improve night time traffic facilities on this road, which is one of the major entry routes of the city.