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This is pure arm chair expert mode, I don't know much about building quality roads. About an year ago, when I was driving through this ghat, and spent hours and hours to cross 40-50 km bad stretch, I noticed this.

• The road had cement/concrete hardened surface at the sharp U-bends
• Relatively speaking, the road parts were broken just before those sharp U bends, and not pricisely at the U-bends.

common sense would be that when you drive through curvy roads, you actually brake hard just before the U-bends. Points where you brake hardest is where the roads surface would suffer the most friction.

So, the stretches before the U-bend would need special hardening and attention, not the U-bend itself.

Just an observation, however stupid it may sound. I have some pictures saved, will try find and upload in a day or two.

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An expressway to M'lore is on Khenys plans..and it would not be surprising if the Govt. gives him the project..btw is it a project?

No..its more a scam..NiCE has made it a hell for the poor farmers..in the Blr-Mysore belt..it will be a repeat if they do the m'lore road..

The tickets costs are also ridiculous and exhorbitant, with no control by the govt..it will be absolute mayhem if done by NICE or NICE like co's!

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Control Sri. BMIC is a vexed thing, and I too sympathize with the farmers. But the bad and broken roads are a problem for me, I am part of 34%+ and growing middle class, can some one please shed a few tears for me too!?

Mangalore in 4-5 hours, Mysore in 1.5 hours will create many many more jobs and productivity than retaining status quo. Coastal area badly needs solid connectivity with the central area. And we are not able to build a simple heavy duty road? Are there no hilly and rainy areas anywhere in the world?  Its a shame that I just can't go to Mangalore in quick time, whether by rail, or road.

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wear the environmentalist hat there..spoiling the few remaining patches of ever green forests.. ;-)

Anyways..as I understand the problem..there are two main issues with the road there..

1. As IDS points out, the load is too high..btw did they say the Iron Ore lorries are banned there now? For the bullet gas tankers..isnt the gas line ready already connecting Hassan to M'lore..they shd use that instead of making these trucks do the unwanted trip many times..

2. Drain issues...as we know these forests are known for their incessant rains and no proper drains will lead to water seeping into the soil below the roads and softening the asphalt which inturn gives way!..the last time I travelled on this road (2 months ago)..I saw them doing the drains..good sign and whats left is giving the right vents for this water and build roads..

So hopefully the new roads should last longer..

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Would it be more environment friendly if we tunnel & close the surface road?

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