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A week after a cheetah cub died in a hit-and-run on a Gwalior highway, NHAI acted swiftly. The tragic incident highlighted risks to wildlife and motorists, prompting immediate experimental safety measures on a key Madhya Pradesh highway stretch. 2 / 9

NHAI introduced a 5 mm thick “table-top red marking” across a two-kilometre stretch of NH-45 (Jabalpur-Bhopal Highway). This bold visual treatment alters the road’s appearance, creating an instant psychological cue that encourages drivers to slow down without physical speed breakers. 3 / 9

Officials confirmed this is the first time the table-top red marking technique has been used on an Indian national highway. The initiative is experimental, designed to test whether visual disruption alone can effectively improve speed c

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