Bangalore-Mysore rail track doubling

GVK - 5-AUG-2007

Would anyone know of the status of this long pending project ? It's re-revised date for completion ? The hassles ? And the way out, if any ?

Lanes, Are They Useful?

tsubba - 2-AUG-2007

Can lane discipline really reduce traffic jams? Are lanes of any use? Given how things are, not as they are designed, and not unless they put some thought to it.

lane1

tsubba - 2-AUG-2007

lane do they work?

Banerghatta Road to Hosur - shortcut?

silkboard - 31-JUL-2007

We all know how bad the area round 19th main intersection is. (marker #1 in the map below). So it is not a surprise, that a shortcut to get to Hosur Road is getting pretty popular. I am guessing markers #2 and #3 are it. Or is it a set of roads further south, someone correct or confirm please. [gmap markers=numbers::12.91773535807916,77.61008262634277 + 12.89983180018161,77.60510444641113 + 12.898827824399307,77.61900901794434 |zoom=14 |center=12.909954997462895,77.60896682739258 |width=520px |height=390px |id=macro_map |control=Small |type=Map]

Marathahalli bridge updates

silkboard - 27-JUL-2007

Marathahalli bridge updates

silkboard - 27-JUL-2007

[Updated July 28] Construction work is on for the other half of the railway bridge. 3 new lanes opened in March, but how long before we get the new 3 lanes? I am guessing about 3 more months. Earth filling work is complete on east side, and is currently on from ORR side. The old bridge is all but gone, and its replacement is making a slow progress.

That area, literally a war zone for sometime now with construction in sight everywhere, has been an interesting picture of contrast over last year. While the bridge has been moving at its sarkaari pace, those big apartment complexes have added floor after floors! What happens when all those apartments - at least 2000-2500 units waiting for movers there - go live!? I am told they planned for this very predictable chaos. How exactly, I don't know. But there are some possible ways to deal with this:

Transit Way

tellvkb - 25-JUL-2007

Bangalore Elevated Tollway

tsubba - 21-JUL-2007

The longest National Highway in the country, NH7, connecting Varanasi and Kanyakumari, is famous neither for mythology surrounding those two towns, nor for the lively towns it connects. Instead, the highway’s claim to national and international fame is a 9km jam on a stretch known as the Hosur Road in namma bengaLooru.

Murphy’s Laws of Bangalore Traffic

Vijay - 19-JUL-2007

1. A stopped bus suddenly starts cutting into your lane when you have crossed it halfway 2. The passenger at the window seat in a bus decides to spit ONLY when your car is next to it 3. An Auto on your left at a traffic light will always move across to the right once the light turns green 4. If a passenger in an Auto is giving signals, then the Auto will move in the opposite direction

Lacking Traffic Discipline in Bangalore

rvas - 13-JUL-2007

Bangalore means Traffic - Wherever we see, we see jams, accidents, fights between drivers and much more unpredictable incidents. What is preventing Bangalore from having a clean, disciplined traffic. Few of the issues I found the difference between foreign countries and India in General and Bangalore in Particular are:

1. People are not afraid of Law and the Traffic Cops.