Demanding an underpass near Hanakere in Mandya taluk, the farmers and residents of the nearby villages staged a protest by blocking the Mysuru-Bengaluru expressway for more than two hours on Monday. The highway works are nearing completion. This is for the first time that the villagers staged a big protest by blocking the expressway, expressing […]
Category: Roads
Morbi bridge collapse PIL: Uniform maintenance policy for civic bridges soon, Guj govt tells HC
The Gujarat government on Monday told the High Court it will come up with a uniform policy on maintenance of bridges in the jurisdiction of municipalities and municipal corporations. The announcement was made by Advocate General Kamal Trivedi during the hearing of a suo motu PIL following the deaths of 135 persons after a British-era […]
Corroded wires, welded suspenders behind Morbi bridge tragedy: SIT in preliminary probe report
The Gujarat government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has found in its preliminary probe that corrosion on nearly half of the wires on a cable and welding of old suspenders with new ones were some of the major faults that led to the collapse of the suspension bridge in Morbi last year in which 135 people […]
Karnataka Budget: Rs 1,000 crore for white topping of 120 km of arterial roads in B’luru
In the Karnataka Budget 2023, CM Basavaraj Bommai said that the government would develop 75 important junctions with the highest traffic congestion to reduce the traffic woes of Bengalureans. The CM allocated Rs 150 crore for the development of these junctions. Rs 1,000 crore has been allocated for the white topping of 120 km of […]
BBMP seeks Rs 7,000 cr for civic works ahead of budget
The BBMP has sent a proposal seeking a fresh grant of Rs 7,000 crore allocation in the state budget to be presented on Friday. While the state government is unlikely to approve the entire sum, speculations are rife that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will allocate a substantial sum for Bengaluru keeping the Assembly polls in […]
Morbi bridge tragedy: Civic body, councillors claim innocence
The Morbi municipality on Wednesday passed a resolution saying the civic body never gave its approval to hand over a suspension bridge in the town to Oreva Group, a day after the Gujarat government sought a fresh reply to a show-cause notice over the bridge collapse that killed 135 people. In the general board meeting […]
Farmer leaders demand suspension of toll on NH 766
Members of farmers organisations demand that the toll collection at K N Hundi on Nanjangud Road, National Highway 766, be suspended till the problems at the plaza and on the road are solved. They alleged that the toll collection is a violation of the norms of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) itself, as […]
Mysuru-Bengaluru expressway two-way toll expected to be around Rs 250
MP Prathap Simha said, the two-way toll fee on the Mysuru-Bengaluru expressway is expected to be around Rs 250. Speaking to mediapersons, here, on Monday, Simha said, “The list of toll fee, being circulated on the social media, is only a rough estimation. It is yet to be worked out, based on the number of […]
PM inaugurates Delhi-Jaipur stretch of mega expressway
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the 246-km Delhi to Jaipur stretch of the 1,386-km Delhi to Mumbai mega expressway. The first stage of the expressway would cut down travel time betweenthe national capital and Jaipur, to just 3.5 hours. In the event held at Dausa in Rajasthan, Modi said rural markets are being […]
V-Day: Hugs for trees in protest against Bengaluru’s Sankey flyover
Citizens for Sankey, a collective of residents from Malleswaram, Sadashivanagar and Vyalikaval, plans to celebrate Valentine’s Day by hugging trees on Sankey Tank Road. These trees face the threat of felling for road-widening and the construction of the flyover. The BBMP’s proposal had estimated that over 40 trees could be cut for the projects, which […]
BMLTA will need more time to evaluate Sankey Road flyover
The Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA), formed just a month ago, will take more time to study the feasibility of the flyover planned at Bashyam Circle along Sankey Road. Officials are currently working on a framework on the evaluation process. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who heads the authority, is yet to convene a meeting […]
Suranjandas underpass offers little relief to Bengaluru commuters
The newly constructed underpass at Suranjandas junction is unlikely to reduce travel time on the HAL Old Airport Road, especially for commuters heading towards core Bengaluru and the IT hub. Despite the presence of four grade separators on the 13-km stretch, vehicles tend to queue up at multiple junctions, particularly near the Marathahalli bridge, Kundalahalli […]