ROAD SAPETYMATTERS URGENT OFFICE OF THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF (CIVIL), ODISHA, NIRMAN SOUDHA, KESHARI NAGAR, UNIT-V, BHUBANESWAR File No: CLRSC/ 1/2015(Vol-II/ \24{F- Dated January if). 2018 From Er. Om Prakash Patel Chief Engineer, D.P.I. & Roads, Odisha ‘Tel: - +91 674 239 3122, Fax: +91 674 2390080 Email: ceroads,bbsr@gmail.com All Executive Engineer (R&B) Divisions To Sub: Actions against illegal median cut on SHs/MDRs/ODRs and ULB Roads Sir, In inviting a reference to above, it is to inform that a high level review meeting on road safety situations in Odisha has been convened by the Chief Secretary, Odisha on 3"! January 2018, wherein it is observed that several median cuts are existing on the state roads for movement of traffic resulting in errant traffic flow including chaotic contra flow, leading to vehicular conflicts ended with road crashes at those locations. In this context, You are directed to keep record of all such illegal median cuts on SHs/MDRs/ODRS/ULB Roads, which are made unnecessarily and requested to take immediate action for closing of the same. If further, any such cut will be noticed, this may be brought to the notice of the local Police. Therefore, it is requested that urgent closure of illegal median cuts may be completed on war-footing basis and be reported to this office as ATR within 30th January 2018, This may be treated as mos! URGENT. MemoNo. [248 pt 08 /ol/2018 Copy submitted to Engineer-in-Chief-cum-Secretary to Government of ‘Department for favour of kind information. Chief Eng\seb? (DP.L & Roadd, Odisha) MemoNo, 1244 pu. o8/ol /2ei8 Copy to the Superintending Engineer(R&B) Circles of Works Department for information and necessary actions. He is requested to please monitor and ensure for address the issue of closure ‘of median cut opening as stated above. ¥ 5E Chie! r, (DPI & Roads Odisha)