Curtains on craters, the city is ready to get the show on the road. The Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) has drawn up a Rs 4-crore revamp plan for 40 roads, the tender for which will be opened on November 18 and work will commence at respective sites from December. JNAC special officer Rabindra Nath Dwiwedi said the selection of roads was need-based. “We had mentioned the sites in the tender on the basis of demands put forward by local area committees and residents,” he clarified. In line with the state urban development department’s directive, the civic body has pledged to ensure that chosen contractors do not comprise on quality. “We have received instructions from the state administration that top priority be accorded to quality of roads. A monitoring panel will be formed to supervise construction work,” Dwiwedi said. According to the special officer, 80 per cent of the roads will be made of prestressed concrete, which is a base of crushed rocks topped with asphalt to increase durability. This method of construction is used in case of national highways and racing tracks. The remaining stretches will be topped with bitumen or paver blocks (based on area-specific needs). An interlocking concrete paver is a pre-cast piece of concrete or brick commonly used in exterior hardscaping. It is installed over a compacted stone sub-base and a levelling bed of sand. Prestressed roads will be constructed in Shantinagar, Murakati and Laxminagar, among others. Stretches in Bagunhatu and Birsanagar will be layered with bitumen, while paver blocks will be used in Dhatkidih and Sonari. Apart from the ambitious revamp work, the JNAC also plans to construct drains in 18 areas to prevent waterlogging that is a major cause behind eroding road surfaces. The sites include Jemco Bustee, Salgajhuri, Manifit and Adarshnagar. Shambhu Prasad, a resident of Manifit, said he was glad that the authorities had, finally, woken up to the need of improving roads. “The Laxminagar Vikas Samiti (a local social organisation) had sent several written requests and staged dharnas before the district collectorate, demanding repair of roads in our area. It seems the urban bodies have now awakened to our plight,” he said. Rajesh Yadav — a resident of Shastrinagar deputed as a security guard at a bank in Kadma who uses the Bhatia Bustee road — said his daily nightmare of a journey would end. “A brief spell of showers and gaping potholes stare at you, making travel by road a nightmare. Wish the revamp had happened earlier,” he said. Bapi Chatterjee, a resident of Old Cable Town in Golmuri, the area had long been neglected. “The road here is the shortest route to Garabasa and Station Road, and is used by the elderly. The renovation plan is more than welcome,” he said. Which other roads should be put on the revamp map?