Summary:
Vijayawada: A lack of bus shelters have added to the summer woes of city commuters. The shelters that were removed during road expansion were not restored.Heavy congesting traffic is another problem that is on the rise due to lack of bus shelters. In the absence of bus shelters at more than 100 locations in city, people have been suffering in the scorching heat of the sun. Even M G Road and Eluru Road which are the busiest routes, did not have bus shelters at most of the places. Except one bus shelter that was built on MG Road, the civic body did not take up construction of even normal shelters at other places.According to the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) officials, bus shelters are needed at as many as 110 places in the city..