There is good news for pedestrians, since work has begun to develop standardised footpaths on either side of the Kochi Metro viaduct in the Manorama Junction-Thripunithura S.N. Junction stretch, under a ₹29.23 crore project spearheaded by Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL).
Street lights too will be installed on the approximately 7.50-km corridor, as part of the metro agency’s non-motorised transport (NMT) initiative. Metro sources said the entire stretch would also have tactile tiles, to guide visually challenged people.
“Moreover, drains on either side will be renovated or rebuilt if the need arose. Footpaths will be covered with durable natural-granite stones, while covered manholes will be readied every five metres. Gully traps/gratings will be provided every few metres for rainwater to percolate into drains. There will also be bollards, street furniture, and dust bins, while landscaping will be done wherever possible,” metro sources said.
