East Corporation’s new traffic management model cuts congestion without road expansion
Bengaluru's East City Corporation has successfully piloted a traffic management model called the Enforced Easy Flow Corridor (EEFC) to reduce congestion. The model uses engineering interventions like barricades and lane channelization instead of road expansion.
Why it matters
This demonstrates a cost-effective, non-invasive approach to solving urban traffic congestion in densely populated cities.
The Bengaluru East City Corporation on Sunday said that it has piloted a new traffic management model at the Kaggadasapura Railway Crossing and Kaggadasapura Main Road, which has reduced congestion and improved traffic movement without undertaking major civil construction works.
Lokhande Snehal Sudhakar, Additional Commissioner, said the model is called Enforced Easy Flow Corridor (EEFC) .
According to the corporation officials, the queue clearance time after the Kaggadasapura railway gate opens has reduced by 60% to 75%, while travel time through the junction has fallen by 50% to 60%. Wrong-lane entries have reduced by 90% to 97%.
“The carrying capacity of the junction has also increased substantially, with the number of vehicles passing through every 15 minutes rising from 300 to 400 to more than 700,” the statement said.
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