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HAL airport reopening - Connectivity and Access first, reopen later.
Written By kbsyed61 - 16 September, 2008
BIAL Bangalore Infrastructure BIAL HAL Airport Connectivity suggestion public transport
If powers that be are determined to reopen HAL airport for commercial operations, whether for full fledged operations or limited, connectivity and access issues must be fixed first. I am voting here for a "Connectivity and Access First, Airport Later" campaign. Here are some high level items that should get addressed before the airport resumes its commercial operations.
Connectivity:
- Signal free entry and exit from the airport without any hindrance from private vehicles going to/from airport
- Preference and priority for public transport services (Vajra or Suwarna)
- No drop in and pickup facility for private vehicles, except by Shuttle service to the private vehicle parking lots.
- All roads leading to airport to be provided with lane marking, ped Xings, safe and right locations for bus stops.
- Strict enforcement of lane and traffic signal discipline - 24/7
- BMTC/private public transport that would take not more than 45 minutes to reach airport from farthest corner of city (which as claimed takes 3-4 hrs to reach BIAL).
- Ample lanes for Bus drop off / pickups
- Parking facilities for passenger, employees, contractors, airport vendors at a close by distance.
- Parking facilities for Taxis, Cabs etc.
- Shuttle service to these parking lots for to/from airport
I am sure experts here on Praja would have an indepth suggestions with micro details. I am opening this thread for larger discussion and action plans. Without action plan and things on ground, discussing things may not be that fruitful.
[PS: post edited to add a picture, photos make posts a bit lively, thats all {blr_editor}]
COMMENTS
Shift HAL to Dobbspet / Nelamangala / Tumkur
mcadambi - 16 September, 2008 - 19:31
I'm in favour of HAL Airport reopening, but this time, HAL should not derive economic benefits out of that. HAL used the airport as a "cash cow" and never concentrated on it's original goal, viz, development of civilian aircrafts.
HAL can be moved lock, stock and barrel out of Bengaluru to places like Tumkur / Nelamangala or Dobbspet. I will write to the district in charge minister, Shri P Venkatramanappa about this.
Why should HAL derive benefits out of milking the airport when HAL was not meant to do that in the first place??
Or even Shimoga can be a good place
mcadambi - 16 September, 2008 - 19:33
Vasanth - 17 September, 2008 - 01:17
There were few plusses with BIAL. The distance although is more and results in high fuel usage as well as the introduction of Aiprot Charges which has made it unattractive, the drop off area, shuttle area and the parking area is organized. The distance was like an indirect tolling and people are reluctant to use private cars and that has taken out the mess that HAL add.
If at all if HAL is started, private vehicles will recreate the mess. If tolling is introduced from entrance till airport, even then lot many will take drop on the Airport road. Again, the messy city taxis and autos.
Mandya / Mysore good Candidate
Vasanth - 17 September, 2008 - 01:25
silkboard - 17 September, 2008 - 03:16
There is so much scope for developing HAL airport - lot of space constraints go, plus you get airport entry options from ORR side, and perhaps south side as well.
This is a tougher thing to expect or pull off though. On level below from this would be to work at two levels on current airport
Airport arrival/dearture area
- Multi level parking
- Two level grade split for arrival and departure
- Ban private vehicles. Only buses r parking shuttles allowed
- Grade separator (magic bix, whatever) from airport road
Airport traffic plan
- An entry point to airport from Inner Ring Road side. That will take care of traffic coming from South and West Bangalore
- Parking complex away from airport. One could be o Inner ring Road itself. Park their, checkin there, and sit in a shuttle or monorail (!) to airport
- Use the airport as a pretext to advance the monorail or BRTS plans in CTTP for Indiranagar/ Inner ring Road stretch. An extenstion could connect IRR with airport from this parking/checkin complex
- This extension can actually pass through airport to connect IRR with Outer Ring Road.
- Then, you can make a remote parking complex com airport checkin point on or near ORR as well. Park, checkin, take the monorail to airport.
The IRR connectivity option:Two possibilities
Can do this type of thing from ORR as well. Will try a picture later.
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