A total of 323 vulnerable corridors out of the 4,529 black-spot clusters on national and State highways in Kerala have been listed as priority corridors where urgent accident-prevention measures are on the anvil.
These black-spot clusters ranging from 2 km to 12 km were accorded priority for urgent remedial measures based on the black-spot cluster severity index. Five or more accident-related deaths were recorded in each of these clusters during the 2018-2020 period, said T. Elangovan, Executive Director of Kerala Road Safety Authority (KRSA).
The agency would shortly send a report to all District Collectors and officials of the Public Works department (PWD) who ought to do a safety audit of these locales, in tandem with officials of the Revenue department and local bodies. Short-term measures such as clearing of grass, debris and encroachments that affect visibility and also reduce the width of highways would have to be done as soon as possible, to be followed by long-term measures.
