The central government has initiated a special drive to remove all speed breakers along the national highways with immediate effect, said a press release on Tuesday.
“This initiative will save time, money and facilitate smooth vehicular movement especially to ambulances, elderly and unwell people,” it added. It also said that speed breakers cause discomfort and damage to vehicles.
The ministry of road transport and highways said speed breakers will be removed from all national highways, which are designed to cater to high-speed traffic without any hindrance, under the jurisdiction of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
The average waiting time of vehicles on December 14, a day before its implementation, stood at 10 minutes and 57 seconds.
On an average, nearly six million vehicles cross toll booths daily, as per the data monitored by central toll plaza traffic monitoring system, which is currently live at 488 plazas mapping traffic conditions.
