In a mission mode to prevent accidents while crossing track, the Ministry of Railways has planned the construction of underpasses.
Railways To Build Underpasses In Mission Mode
Railways is planning to construct these underpasses at particular locations where there is a settlement on one side of the railway track and fields, schools, cremation grounds, or other important and commonly used places on the other side.
Moving ahead, such underpasses will be built across the country at locations where a large number of people cross the tracks in their daily lives as directed by Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Railway Minister on Thursday.
These underpasses need to be designed in such a way that they become a lifesaving alternative for people crossing railway tracks as instructed by the Union Minister to the officials.
In turn, these underpasses will ensure that common people can easily carry bicycles, motorcycles and other work-related items along with them, said the Railways.
Besides this, this latest initiative will also help in preventing accidents during track crossings across the country and will prove to be a boon for a large section of the population, the Railways assured.
Completing Railways’ Subways/Underpasses In 12 Hours
When it comes to the execution, these underpasses will be designed in such a way that their construction across railway tracks can be completed within just 12 hours. Moving forward, Vaishnaw directed the officials to resolve this major issue within the next 5-6 years.
For doing so, they will be manufacturing the structure at one place & once it is done, it will be transported to the installation site.
They need to take a traffic block for the installation, during which the track will be cut and the structure installed within 12 hours, making it ready for use.
In this regard, the Ministry of Railways said, “The structures will be pre-fabricated in advance and then installed at the site within a 12-hour block period.”
Moving ahead, Vaishnaw emphasised that the design should be user-friendly so that people do not hesitate to use them, and that the structures should not be affected by waterlogging.
