ZILLA PARISHAD JUNCTION - KAKINADA

EXISTING ACTIVITIES
The Junction caters to:

Bus stop

Govt. General Hospital

Magistrate office

Zilla parishad office

Medical College
Ancillary activities at the
Junction:

Parking

Vending

Auto Stand

Rickshaw stand
Junction do not has demarcated lanes,
poor pedestrian facilities and
encroachment of metal road by vendors
and parking which obstructs smooth
movement of traffic at the junction.
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Auto parking
stand along the
traffic inland

Source: ANNEX 2 Provided DPR.

Source: ANNEX 2 Provided DPR.

Poorly maintained side walks encroached

by rickshaw parking. Vendors and
parking
affecting ROW.

Source: ANNEX 2 Provided DPR.

Source: ANNEX 2 Provided DPR.

Poorly managed
shoulders.
Un managed marking spaces.
Source: ANNEX 2 Provided DPR.
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DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS:

Free the junction from commercial activities and provide space for it
along the property line.

Informal sector like vendors and Hawking are usually market driven,
they are needed to support the adjoining activities. Hence need to be
incorporated to the nearest location.

Addition of speed barkers to control speed at junction.

Incorporation of existing features as far as possible to reduce cost and

public acceptability.

11 feet (3.3 Mts.) of reasonable lane width to reduce vehicle speed.

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DESIGN CONCEPTS:
Separation of vending zone from metal Traffic calming and narrow lane width to
road to avoid parking on metal road. control speed of the vehicles at junction.

Change of level and pavement material

for stopping lane and Parking spaces.

Provision of footpath along the

property line avoiding the green patch
at the edges as it usually becomes
waste collection point. Source: http://auriel.webcity.com.au

Infrastructure services like electricity
poles and transformers to be located in
the stopping lane / parking area
without disturbing the metal road or
footpaths.
Making the junction safe and more
pedestrian friendly by providing grade
separators along the road and raising the
crosswalks to act as traffic calming and
ease pedestrian flow.
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Lane width
11-0 (3.3 M)
No. of lanes
02 lanes
Width of Footpath
8-0 (2.4 M)
Width of Median
3-6 (1.05M)
Radius of circle
54-0 (16M)

PARKING PROVISIONS
CARS 10 Nos.
Two wheeler 30 Nos.
Auto 28 Nos.
Rickshaw 05 Nos.
Vendors 45 Nos.
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FOOTPATHS / SIDE WALKS - JUNCTION
LANE WIDTH DIVISION - JUNCTION
ROAD SECTIONS - JUNCTION

Detail at D: Detail of speed barker to slow traffic and

facilitate pedestrian movement

Section at A

C
D
Section at B

B
A

KEY PLAN

ALL HAND DRAWN SKETCHES BY THE DESIGNER. Section at C

 THANK YOU

Ankit Kashmiri Gupta

Architect and Urban Planner; Ph.D. Scholar at MNIT - Jaipur
Ankitkashmiri@gmail.com
Mob: +91 9928077317