Vehicles will not be able to speed up to 100 km/h on Yamuna Expressway from December 15.
Manoj Kumar Sharma, Jeweller. With the increase in winter and the possibility of dense fog and mist in the coming days, the speed of vehicles on Yamuna Expressway will be restricted this week. Yamuna Authority has started preparations to put brakes on speed to reduce road accidents in fog on the 165 km long Yamuna Expressway.
It has been decided to reduce the speed of light vehicles from 100 to 75 km per hour on Yamuna Expressway from December 15. The traffic police will take action against those who violate the prescribed speed limit through online driving.
The 165 km long Yamuna Expressway from Greater Noida to Agra passes through Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura and Agra districts besides Gautam Buddha Nagar. Being located on the banks of Yamuna, the possibility of fog increases in winters, hence the administration has started putting brakes on the speed to reduce road accidents during poor visibility.
Yamuna Authority General Manager Project Rajendra Bhati said that from December 15, the speed limit for light vehicles on Yamuna Expressway will be reduced from 100 kilometers per hour to 75 kilometers per hour. The speed limit for heavy vehicles is set at 60 kilometers per hour.
The speed limit restriction will start from December 15 and will remain in effect till February 15. During this time, the traffic police will take action against those violating the prescribed speed limit and will send online alerts directly to their addresses.
Awareness is being given to drive with special caution in winter season
Necessary guidelines for safe travel are being given through the public address system at all three toll plazas, Jewar, Mathura and Agra, to drive vehicles with special caution during the winter season. Heavy vehicle drivers are being provided free tea to break their idleness at the toll plaza. To make vehicles visible from a distance during fog and mist, pamphlets are being distributed along with installing reflective tape on commercial vehicles.
Keeping in mind the dense fog in the coming time, along with reducing the speed limit, information about the upcoming weather and accidents on the expressway will be provided through digital signage displays at eight places. Private security personnel are deployed to protect the expressway, besides preventing illegal parking of vehicles, fog lamps are being installed at all interchanges and cuts. To provide immediate medical care to the passengers in case of an accident, the number of ambulances is being increased from six to eight. - JK Sharma, Assistant General Manager Yamuna Expressway
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