Even though the partial opening of the Nayandahalli flyover by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) gave the much-awaited breather for users of Mysore Road, they now get caught in another logjam at Kimco Junction at the intersection of Mysore Road and Chord Road.
The problem is more pronounced for traffic coming into the city. Four portal piers of Namma Metro, each measuring 5 feet by 5 feet occupy a major portion of the 25 foot-carriageway towards the city. The problem is compounded by traffic light that doesn’t give enough time for incoming vehicles at Kimco Junction.
Traffic light
For, even before the vehicles reach the junction after slaloming between the pillars, the light turns red. So much so it takes at least four rotations of the light for the final green signal, said Ramanna, a BMTC driver. The pothole-ridden stretch doesn’t help either, he added.
Babu Jose, another regular, said because of the congestion at the junction, vehicles pile up till Attiguppe (about 700 m) on Chord Road and till the Nayandahalli Junction on Mysore Road during morning and evening peak hours. Evenings are worse for traffic moving out of the city as the jam extends all the way to Hosaguddadahalli, he added.
Twin projects
L. Balasubramanya, a regular commuter on Mysore Road, said while the BDA, which commenced the work in 2011 could complete half of the work and ease the traffic snarls at the Nayandahalli Junction, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL), which commenced the work in 2009, was rather slow. Work on Mysore Road metro terminal, which has occupied more than half of the road, is moving at a snail’s pace even as the work at Kimco Junction has practically choked vehicular movement.
Stating that all this chaos is only temporary, a senior BMRCL official said work is being speeded up. Once the viaduct construction is complete, three lanes will be available for incoming traffic while the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is likely to widen the carriageway on the other side of the road for outgoing traffic, he said.
Keywords: metro pillars, Kimco Junction, BMRCL
yes yes yes mysore road has become mySORE road! ive been travelling to
global village everyday. I dont see it getting any better! my
colleague described the pothole as a "crater"the other day!!HAh!
Bangaloreans are amonst the highest road tax payers as compared to
other states and we have to be subject to the worst roads!! WHY?? I
hope Bangaloreans havent given up hope of having better roads and push
the authorities towards realising better road infrastructure..this
commute to work has been proving to be a hazard to motorists. Ive
started having a pain in my back which refuses to go away! it also
doesnt allow me any work-life balance....well now my time is only work
and commute!! The inability of the concerned departments to work
together and plan major infrastructure projects is a disgusting show
of inefficient working practices!I sincerely hope Bangaloreans do not
take this laid back attitude of the autorities as a passing wave and
fight back for a better system!!
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