The city traffic police have increased the timings of functioning of the 97 traffic signals on 21 prominent roads of the city.
These traffic signals will function from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm, instead of 9:00 pm on all days.
The move is part of the city traffic police’s efforts to de-congest the roads and streamline the movement of vehicles on the thoroughfares.
The traffic police said that the traffic signal timings have been increased taking into consideration the safety of commuters and tackling the problem of chaos on the roads.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) said that signal timings have been increased till 11 from existing 9 pm in order to educate and discipline road users.
Citizens must develop the habit of voluntarily following the traffic rules instead of signal jumping. They appeal to the citizens to obey traffic laws and co-operate with the traffic department.
He added that the traffic police took efforts to ensure that all the signals were tuned to the right timing.
Earlier, there was lack of uniformity and signals stopped functioned even before 9:00 pm. They have now taken corrective measures and signals will function until 11 pm during the night.
Roads where Traffic signals would function for longer hours:
Tilak Road Veer Sawarkar Bhavan Chowk
Shankar Sheth Road Senapati Bapat Road
Satara Road Sinhagad Road
Fergusson Road Solapur Road
JM Road Baner Road
Ganeshkhind Road Mumbai-Pune Highway
Raja Bahadur Road Blue Diamond Chowk
Mangaldas Road Parnakuti Chowk, Yerwada
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Road Lullanagar Chowk
Shastri Road Bhakti shakti Chowk
Source: Sakaaltimes, Feb’14
