Kodala: A special team from Delhi based-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) identified 12-accident prone sites known as black spots on the 28-km stretch of National Highway from Keshpur via Khallikote, Kodala till Budhamba on the highway, sources said.
The black spots are sites on the highway where repeated mishaps have taken place that have resulted in loss of lives and properties while they have rendered many physically handicapped. On being asked by the works department, a special team from CRRI reached the place and conducted a survey before identifying the sites.
The CRRI identified New Berhampur, Pustapur, Dhep, Kanchana, Shani temple crossing, Kanchana Square, Balipoi Square, Kharkari slope, Dandiswar Square, Sitanala Square, Khojapali and Budhamba as black spots . The team identified these sites by using laser gun techniques.
The team concluded that a vehicle, while crossing a pit on the highway, reduces its speed to 40-50 km which reduces the chances of road mishaps.
However, while travelling from Kodala to Khallikote the speed of vehicle automatically increases to 72 km per hour which results in recurring mishaps at Kharkhari slope.
When contacted, assistant engineer Ladu Kishore Panda of Kodala works department said humps have been constructed in accident prone sites to reduce the chances of mishaps. PNN