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stRAtegy: stRengHtening of RoAds
The first step towards initiating the redevelopment process was to ensure that
all the infrastructure and amenities were in place. That involved strengthening
of the road network of Sector IV. There are two main roads running across
Sector IV connecting the 90 Feet Road and the road edging the sector
boundary. The strategy adopted towards strengthening the road network was
not to create any new roads unless necessary but to strengthen the existing
roads by widening them such that they could permit the movement of heavy
vehicular traffic. These roads form the primary road network across the region.
Presently, apart from these two main roads, there are numerous alleys
and lanes which are entirely pedestrian in nature. Retaining this essential
characteristic of the lanes, a secondary network of roads was established
which interlink all the interior areas of Sector IV to either the primary roads or
the main peripheral roads. The secondary roads thus become a completely
pedestrian interface drawn along the edges of the existing boundaries of cooperative
societies, chawls and nagars. Overlaying the secondary roads over
the region helps divide the area into numerous pockets which comprise one
or more societies and chawls. Although pedestrian in nature, these roads are
designed to be wide enough to allow passage of emergency vehicles like fire
trucks or ambulances.
One challenge has
been to balance
the competing
interests of
pedestrianization
and vehicular traffic,
recognizing that in
order to attract crosssubsidy
there will have to be
an increase in the latter.
pRimARy VeHicuLAR RoAds
secondARy VeHicuLAR RoAds
mAjoRLy pedestRiAn - pARtLy VeHicuLAR RoAds
pRimARy VeHicuLAR RoAds
The existing 90 Ft. and the T-junction Sion Link Roads will act as the major
vehicular transport roads.
secondARy VeHicuLAR RoAds
These are proposed to be 18 mts. wide as per the development control
regulations. Smaller transport like haath-gaadis, cars and rickshaws can be
permitted to ply on these roads but not heavy vehicles.
mAjoRLy pedestRiAn - pARtLy VeHicuLAR RoAds
These are proposed to be 12 mts. wide as per the development control
regulations. These roads will act mostly as pedestrian roads and occasionally
as vehicular in specific situations.
The strategy clearly aims to
strengthen existing roads. They are
proposed so as to interlink all the
interior areas of Sector IV without
disturbing or cutting through the
existing organizations of houses at
the levels of co-operatives, chawls
and nagars.
mApped co-opeRAtiVes, cHAwLs
And nAgARs (Refer pg. 60)
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