For motorists, buses and four-wheelers using Dr. Nanjappa Road, especially from the Park Gate junction to Gandhipuram signal, driving on the stretch during peak hours is a harrowing experience.
With works on for construction of a flyover, space available for the road users has been reduced. Traffic snarls are becoming common and the time taken to cross the stretch is also becoming longer.
(The State Highways Department started works on the Rs. 162-crore project in July and it is expected to be completed in 33 months.
In the first phase, a four-lane flyover will be constructed for 1.75 km on Dr. Nanjappa Road, apart from seven-metre wide service lanes on either side of the flyover).
And, it is not only the road users but the traffic police also who are facing difficulties.
The narrow width of the road now, heavy movement of buses that move in and out of the two bus terminus and the encroachments are all challenges for those managing the traffic. The congestion is at its peak between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. every day, they say.
The police add that more than half a dozen traffic police have been deployed on this stretch during the day to regulate vehicle movement.
They are unable to divert vehicles through Ram Nagar, as they fear that the narrow roads in that area could lead to congestions there.
The Gandhipuram signal has been turned off so that traffic could be regulated manually based on the flow of vehicles.
Sources say there is an urgent need to remove encroachments, provide more motorable space and warn the public of the narrow width available in some locations.
The contractor should also inform the public on the works that would be taken up and where the traffic flow would be affected.
