The widening of the National Highway 17 into six lanes 3 on either side with a median in the middle without considering the safety aspects of motorists is going on in full swing and needs a thorough introspection. The PWD contractors are known to take shortcuts to get the job done at a fast pace and economically.There are no hazard lights put up to warn the motorists of the impending dangers lying ahead especially at night. At some places green colour sandbags are put at the shoulders of the dug up section with is about 2 mtrs deep and which are not luminous. This is a recipe for disaster waiting to happen. This widening of NH17 is from Fr Agnel Ashram upto Nuvem Carmel College.
There is a western bypass already in place which could have served the purpose. Hopefully the CPWD and Morth who are incharge of National highways will do a rethink and put safety measures in place before some disaster takes place.
