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Written By Photoyogi - 14 March, 2008
BIAL Traffic Bangalore magic boxes Roads to BIAL Citizen Reports
Yesterday while I drove down RT Nagar - Anandnagar I noticed that the service road is almost complete and the magic boxes are in place too. However I did find the boxes much narrow. Does any one have the sketch / model of this junction with dimentions? It looks to me like a bottle neck for Anandnagar residents.
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tsubba - 14 March, 2008 - 17:51
kbsyed61 - 14 March, 2008 - 21:24
The good news
first. Connectivity issues have got a breather, as they can now be
completed or at least improved in time before the opening of the
greenfield airport.
The bad news however remains that major infrastructure projects are never completed as per the deadlines set.
Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) stands to gain from the
extended time available for it to complete the signal-free underpass at
the seven junctions planned.
BBMP Commissioner Dr S Subramanya described the postponement as giving
a breathing space to complete the underpass works. “We never competed
with the opening of the airport at Devanahalli that was scheduled for
March 30. The BBMP has been completing the project whether the airport
opens or not,” said Dr Subramanya.
Having completed the first signal-free stretch at Cauvery junction, the
BBMP hopes to complete the second underpass at BDA junction within the
stipulated time of 45 days.
Road projects
Added the commissioner, “It has been ten days since we started the
project. Works at Anandanagar have also started. We will take up either
the Sanjaynagar stretch or the CBI point once this is towards
completion stage.”
Mr Krishna Reddy, chief engineer (Major Roads), BBMP says, “We embarked
on the decision of roadwidening project much before. As an arterial
road and a national highway, the Bellary Road needed roadwidening.
Deadlines to complete the work is only a objective. Our task is to
complete the signal-free stretch as early as possible, with minimum
inconvenience,” Mr Reddy said.
The BBMP officials involved in the project question as to why only they are being blamed for the delay.
“Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) was entrusted
to take up the work on the road to Devanahalli. High speed rail link
was planned. Every one knew about the opening of the airport. Nothing
has progressed beyond preparing reports,” added other officials.
Photoyogi - 17 March, 2008 - 07:40
Anand Nagar Underpass A magic box - construction is in progress. What
came to my mind is that its quite narrow! assuming that each of the
yellow plastic barricades is probably 4 Ft the internal space for
traffic movement is just about 10 Ft?
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Praveen Sundaram
AkA PhotoYogi
Photoyogi - 17 March, 2008 - 20:08
Anand Ngr Undepass Observation
blrsri - 25 March, 2008 - 05:48
Passes thru the hebbal road yest and had a glipmse of the underpass under construction..thought it was very small..I felt it was more like a pedestrian underpass than one for vehicular traffic..btw how will pedestrains corss to the other side once this is up?
how about the bigger roomier underpasses that are being put up in other countries..do we have any plans of increasing the size?
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