Concrete barrier near #Vaishali Metro goes

GHAZIABAD: Traffic police on Wednesday removed a concrete Jersey barrier in front of Vaishali Metro station, placed to regulate vehicular movement on Link Road, after commuters complained of vehicles getting damaged after bumping into it. It will be replaced by plastic barriers with glow signs. Commuters and residents of neighbouring Vaishali and Vasundhara said removing the divider has led to smooth traffic flow. Others, though, complained that since it was removed, unruly autos and buses have begun to crowd the station entrance during peak hours. “The barrier used to take up a lot of space. Without traffic cops manning, it served no purpose. Autos or buses rarely disembarked passengers to its left,” said Sharad Srivastava, an employee of Union ministry of statistics, who lived in Sector 1, Vasundhara. The barrier had been placed to ensure that near the station, vehicles take the left (inside) lane and disembark passengers there, leaving the main carriageway for traffic to flow unhindered. “For the first few days after the barrier was placed, vehicles did stick to lanes. However, traffic sense is extremely poor among autos and buses he…