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Suggestions on Fixing Speed Limit on PWD Roads

Start Date: 02-11-2021
End Date: 25-11-2024

In the interest of road safety, the Public Works Roads Department, Assam intends to issue a fresh notification to fix maximum speed limit for all classes of motor vehicles on PWD ...

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In the interest of road safety, the Public Works Roads Department, Assam intends to issue a fresh notification to fix maximum speed limit for all classes of motor vehicles on PWD roads other than National Highways.

The draft indicating the maximum permissible speeds is given below

Category of Road --- Speed Limit (km/hr)

4-lane with divided carriageway - 80

2-lane (7-m wide) with paved shoulder in plain areas - 70

2-lane (7-m wide) without paved shoulder in plain areas - 60

Intermediate lane (5.5 m wide) with or without paved shoulder in plain areas - 50

Single lane (3.75-m wide) in plain areas - 40

Roads within Guwahati Metropolitan Area having physical medians - 50

Other roads within Guwahati Metropolitan Area and other Municipal/Urban areas - 40

Roads in and around villages, educational institutions, hospitals, busy market areas and any other vulnerable areas identified by police authorities - 30

In very congested market areas - 20

2-lane (7-m wide) in hilly terrain - 40

Single lane (3.75-m wide) roads in hilly terrain - 30

Suggestions/comments/inputs are invited from stakeholders on the draft notification on speed limits

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Last date: November 25,2021

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ARIYANASRAFHUSSAINSARKAR 1 year 4 months ago

Speed breakers (also known as speed bumps or humps) are traffic calming devices designed to slow down vehicles.
They are typically installed in areas where low-speed traffic is desired, such as residential neighborhoods, school zones, and parking lots.

Nitul Dihingia 3 years 11 months ago

গ্ৰাম্যাঞ্চলৰ পথসমূহত সৰ্বাধিক গতিবেগ ৪০ কি:মি:/ঘণ্টা কৰিব লাগে।

Ankur Saikia 3 years 11 months ago

Government must keep in mind that only speed is not a cause of accidents. Jay walking, using slower vehicles in highways, roadside markets,wrong side driving are also penelaised. Also 80 kmph is too less speed for National Highways
High end vehicles with better braking and control must be permitted more speed. Trucks and unsafe vehicles must be given lower speed limits. Also lane driving must be emphasized.

Utpal Kumar Nath 3 years 11 months ago

Maximum speed on highways should be as per National Norms. Instead of covering the mistakes of NHAI by reducing speed limits in Assam, the GoA must strictly take actions on the companies who are building very low quality roads & bagging the money amongst corrupt lobbies. New constructed 4-way lanes have become like offroading track in Sivsagar & Moran areas after hardly been 6-7 months on contruction. Request to GoA is to not try cover up for NHAI failure & corruption by harrassing civilians.

MuninBaruah 3 years 11 months ago

Maximum speed limit for highways should be 100-120 kmp otherwise this will take more time....even one can't drive over 50 kmp in some areas.....e.g. from nagano to dibrugarh because of heavy traffic.For guwahti maximum speed limit should be 60-80 kmp.

Koustabhjit Sarma 3 years 11 months ago

The Highways are a The speed limit for Highways Should be 100 kmph in areas where the Highway is will isolated and it may be reduced to 60 or 80 in highway traffic areas. Potholes on highways are a major concern and lead to lot of accidents. Road markings should be done properly to imporve road safety. Fixing low speed limit is a archaic approach to solving road safety issues. I hope the authority rectifies the speed limit into more reasonable limits. Always, please use BI test for Highways.

ABHIJIT BARMAN 3 years 11 months ago

Public awareness is more important than the speed limit, specially the people living near highway or roads. One 20 km/hr car may also killed any human similarly as a 80 km/hr car. So 1st build road awareness.

Wrong side driving car/tempo should be published heavily. Where service roads are available, all tempo/ e rickshaw to use the service road only not the highway.