The city could be thrown into further traffic chaos as the civic authority is preparing to white-top the roads yet to be worked on in phases 1 and 2. At a recent meeting, BBMP commissioner B H Anil Kumar asked officials of the Project Central Department — the nodal department for the white-topping project — […]
Category: Roads
Bengaluru’s flyovers a pain that you can’t bridge over
Spreading its tentacles far into the future, the Namma Metro knew exactly where its lines were headed. Yet, lakhs of Bengalureans were forcibly trapped in unending commute woes as the Metro’s painfully slow progress halved precious road space, triggering unprecedented congestion. Could this have been avoided with better planning, better inter-agency coordination and yes, a […]
Bandipur traffic: indefinite stir at Wayanad called off
The 12-day long indefinite stir at Wayanad in Kerala against the traffic restrictions along NH 766 passing through Bandipur tiger reserve was called off on Sunday. Kerala Transport Minister A K Saseedran called on the agitators and assured that if the Ministry of Environment and Forest took a stand against Kerala’s interest at the Supreme […]
No complete traffic ban on NH 212: PCCF
There is neither a proposal nor an order for a complete ban on traffic on National Highway 212 (766) in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. In a press release issued here on Saturday, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Sanjay Mohan has mentioned that the movement of vehicles on the stretch between 6 am and 9 pm […]
‘Namesake layout’: Residents blast BDA over Arkavathy
Residents and site allottees of Arkavathy Layout on Thursday protested against the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) for the delay in taking up development work and addressing issues concerning alternate sites. More than 150 people thronged the BDA office in RT Nagar on Thursday morning, asking authorities to address their unending woes. “The layout is just […]
Projects sans foresight cause never-ending bottlenecks
While every government tinkers with Bengaluru’s roads experimenting with infrastructure, commoners who use the roads don’t see any long-term vision or plan behind the projects that come up almost overnight. On June 8, 2017, the Karnataka Cabinet passed an order that would add more chaos to the already-chaotic Shivananda Circle at the heart of the […]
Bandipur road protest: Rahul likely to come to Wayanad
Congress former president and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi is likely to come down to Wayanad in Kerala on Oct 3 to express solidarity with the ongoing indefinite stir by various outfits against the traffic restrictions along the NH-766 passing through Bandipur tiger reserve. The hunger stir that entered the sixth day on Monday gained more […]
Chairman’s visit: BWSSB levels Kasavanahalli road
BWSSB officials, who had cited a lack of funds to repair roads in Kasavanahalli, suddenly started the work on Saturday after learning that their chairman was visiting the place, according to residents. For months now, residents of this locality in southeastern Bengaluru have been urging the water board to restore the roads that were dug […]
Bandipur corridor: Centre rejects Kerala’s fresh plea
The Centre has rejected Kerala’s fresh plea for an elevated highway on NH 766 (old number 212), passing through the Bandipur tiger reserve. In reply to a recent letter of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, expressing concern over the suggestion to strengthen the alternative route passing through forest area, Union Minister for Environment and Forest […]
Will soon complete Kasturinagar roadwork: BBMP
Three days after the residents of Kasturinagar protested, demanding the restoration of dug up roads, BBMP commissioner Anil Kumar B H inspected the area. “I understood the issues of the residents here. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has taken up several works in the area. I have instructed the officials to complete it soon,” […]
Polymerised roads save Rs 60,000/km, say BIAL officials
The Bangalore International Airport Limited’s (BIAL) idea to polymerise the roads inside the airport campus has cut costs and made them more durable. Technical experts at the Kempegowda International Airport said the cost went down by Rs 60,000 for a kilometer, with 3.5 metres and 40 mm thickness paved with waste plastic and bitumen mixture. […]
Defence Ministry clarification about Modi Garden road
This is to clarify that the Modi Garden project, mentioned in the news report ‘BBMP’s land swap deal with MoD hits a fresh roadblock’ published on September 23, has already been completed. In a statement, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that the road has been asphalted and opened for public use as directed by […]