NATPAC to take accident prevention steps at 14 black spots Updated: Updated: March 07, 2021 01:50 IST Agency gets Kerala Road Safety Authority’s work order to commence study on more black spots Share Article AAA Agency gets Kerala Road Safety Authority’s work order to commence study on more black spots The National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) is set to commence rectification measures for 14 of the 39 high-risk accident-prone black spots in Ernakulam that the agency had identified based on data from 2016 to 2018. The 14 locales are part of the total 75 high-risk black spots that the agency had identified on State highways and other roads, which it will rectify using funds provided by the Kerala Road Safety Authority (KRSA). The 25 other black spots in Ernakulam are in national highway corridors that are maintained by either the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) or the PWD (NH Wing). These agencies that avail funds provided by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) will have to take steps to mitigate accidents. Ernakulam has 19 moderate-risk black spots, which take their total number to 58.