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Commissioner has been inspired by and standards of roads redevelopment water, sewer, storm water, power
Tender SURE to produce guidelines across the city. Tender SURE is also and telecom.
for Pune. Nagpur in Maharashtra has putting on notice all consultants and 3. 50 Intersections redesigned to
recently allocated Rs 700 crores for contractors, forcing them all to improve allow for efficient movement,
Tender SURE roads. In Hubli – Dharwad the standard of design and delivery. adequate turning radii and safe
in north Karnataka, Tender SURE roads Design consultants and architects pedestrian crossings
have been designed by Jana USP and are now eagerly climbing on to the 4. 30km of pedestrian friendly paths
are currently under construction. Tender SURE roads redevelopment added in the CBD, an area with
bandwagon.
Improvements experienced many schools – 300 % rise in
by Bangalore City In addition, there is now an pedestrians
acceptance across the senior levels
Based on the success of the pilot of service providers, on the need for 5. 400 designed spaces for organized
roads, the government of Karnataka taking cables underground. The focus on street parking for cars, two
has allocated over 1000 crores is also on the financial recovery of wheelers, cycles, autos.
towards Tender SURE roads. The capital expenditure through annuity 6. 10 bus bays added, improving
interesting collateral benefit has been charges from telecom services, etc. traffic and access to public
the upgradation of engineering and Some of the immediately measurable transport
design of non-Tender SURE road-works 7. 10 kms of cycle paths
in different parts of Bengaluru city. differences due to the completed 8. 300 Trees preserved and contained
Engineers and contractors have begun roads are: against vehicular accidents
to utilise different components of Tender 1. 15 kms of well-designed Tender
SURE specifications in their projects. SURE roads in Bangalore, 9. 10 kms of Landscape strips added
Many engineers are embracing the improving traffic movement, and 10. 1000 new street lights improving
specifications of pavers, of bollards, of revitalizing the CBD. safety, with energy saving
kerbstones, street lights etc. Regardless 2. Seven utility networks scientifically technology
of this piecemeal execution of Tender laid within the footpath on either 11. Four landmark areas designed
SURE components, it is nevertheless side of the road, with regular providing 2500sqmt of public
improving the engineering capacity access chambers for maintenance: space

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