Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao has said that unnecessary placement of barricades resulting in slow vehicular movement, deployment of police personnel who are clueless on traffic management and absence of signages is the cause of massive traffic jam at Cortalim.
Saying it is a man-made traffic jam due to negligence of the government, Yuri released three videos of the Cortalim traffic jam. “The videos show complete mismanagement of traffic at Cortalim Junction. The Traffic Police deployed there needs to be trained properly. It is shocking to see Home Guards monitoring traffic below Railway Track on approach road to Zuari Bridge at Cortalim, pointed Yuri.
He added: “As there is going to be steep rise in vehicular movement on Margao-Panjim road due to festival season, I demand that a lane must be demarcated at 500 meters before Cortalim Junction for vehicles coming from Panjim and Margao and proceeding towards Vasco. This will stop lane changing and will eventually keep the smooth movement of traffic”.
Demanding government must deploy well trained personnel to monitor the movement of traffic, he said unnecessary barricades placed at various places from Kesarwal to Cortalim Junction must be removed and proper signages must be put to demarcate lanes for vehicles going to Vasco , Panjim and Margao.
