The bridge offers four lanes for a commuter to travel, however, due to the increased craze for selfie people have started to encroach the bridge
Built to cut down the travel time, the Signature bridge has been truly a signature entity. With one of its kind infrastructure, the bridge has suddenly become a tourist attraction. However, the tourists' attraction has brought the problem with itself.
The bridge offers four lanes for a commuter to travel, however, due to the increased craze for selfie people have started to encroach the bridge.
On several days half of the lanes are crowded with people posing for selfies and their vehicles stopped midway without any proper parking.
With rising cases of illegal parking and one-way violations, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia directed authorities to develop safe selfie points and install permanent lighting equipment on the bridge so that it will be illuminated throughout the year, instead of its present temporary illumination.
In his note to the additional chief secretary (PWD), tourism secretary and DTTDC's managing director, Sisodia said a parking facility and a children's park will also be developed near the bridge to make sure that the tourism gets a boost, without creating any traffic snarls on the bridge.
"The Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC) and the PWD have been successful in making the bridge operational and it is necessary for both these agencies to work towards making the bridge a major tourist attraction in Delhi," Sisodia said in the note.
The Deputy Chief Minister also asked the authorities to make sure there are proper selfie zones on the bridge which can allow safe places for the youth to capture themselves with the iconic bridge.
RISK FACTOR
The Signature Bridge was inaugurated on November 4 and has seen a huge rush of visitors taking selfies, some of them even risking their lives by climbing on car tops and suspension cables to take pictures.
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