Service Road at EEH in shambles!

The condition of the Service Road on the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) is so pathetic that most motorists fear to drive on this deadly road. The road is filled with umpteen potholes and bumpy rides. Commuters who travel on this road complain that many times the PWD repairs the potholes, but the work done is so inefficient that within days the potholes spring up again!

It may be noted Home Times had earlier reported the matter but, alas, the PWD officials do not learn a lesson from their past deeds.

With monsoon just a couple of months away, commuters on the road complain that even before the monsoon onslaught the Service Road is in a pathetic condition and should be repaired immediately. Rajkumar Jain, a Navghar resident, told Home Times, “I am a regular commuter on the Service Road since the past 2 years. A few months back, PWD had filled the potholes on the Service Road using tar but, alas, the PWD workers did such a haphazard job that they made the road more dangerous.”

Informing about the negligence of PWD workers, Jain said, “Instead of levelling the potholes with the road, the potholes were made a little higher than the road. The PWD officials did not bother to level the road. They just filled the potholes with tar and left! As a result of this unevenness, commuters are facing a lot of trouble.” He added, “Further, with the intense summer heat wave, the tar on the potholes has started to melt, thus exposing the potholes and making travelling even riskier and dangerous.”

“The Service Road is a huge relief for commuters on a bike or for auto drivers in the evening as, due to heavy traffic jams, people prefer to use the Service Road. But, if the condition of this road remains pathetic than how can motorists drive on this road? The PWD should do good work and repair the road at the earliest, “he urged.

Commuters travelling on this road complain that they suffer back-ache due to the unevenness and perennial bumpy ride.

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