Bollards marking bus priority lane on Outer Ring Road being removed
The 25,000 fibre-reinforced bollards protecting the exclusive bus lanes on both sides of the Outer Ring Road are being removed to make way for mixed traffic but authorities insist that the Bus Priority Lane remains.
The decision to get rid of barricades erected two years ago was taken at a recent discussion citing increased bottlenecks and accidents on the 19-kilometre stretch.
The responsibility of removing the bollards has been given to the BMRCL, which is also tasked with the upkeep of the ORR where it is currently building the Silk Board-KR Puram metro line. The BMRCL has also been directed to store the bollards and reinstall them after the metro construction is completed.
