Study on Identified Blackspots and Rectification Measures: A Case study

In this paper, the survey was conducted in the Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh where National highway 72 (NEW NH-07) runs through the district and other state highways connecting the state to the rest of the country. However, due to the district's abrupt bends, cliffs, and narrow streets, it has experienced the large number of traffic accidents. As a result, the study of the accident blackspots on this stretch is crucial for road safety. The study area lies between Dhaulakuan to Kyarda having a length of 9 km in the plain area has already identified 4 blackspots by police authorities and P.W.D. Department. The essential accident data of 4 years was collected to analyse the selected stretch. This paper deals with the identification of such accident black spots using the method Weighted Severity Index. Keywords: Blackspots, WASI method, accidents, accident data, NH-72 (new NH-07)