India, Jan. 26 -- The Public Works Department (PWD) is set to initiate repair and maintenance work on guard rails and crash barriers along the Ring Road and bypass flyovers to increase safety on the high-speed corridor, officials said on Friday.

The department has invited bids for the project and is expecting to hand it over to a contractor by the end of January, after which the work will take three to four months to finish. A budget of Rs.96.77 lakh has also been approved.

PWD officials said the repairs are being taken up on priority after repeated complaints were reported about missing or damaged crash barriers, particularly on flyovers that witness heavy speeding and congestion.

The scope of work includes fixing single-sided W-metal...