Did Bangalore-Chennai-Bangalore last week. Details of the drive is given below:
Onward journey: Route: Bangalore(AECS Layout)-ITPL-Hope Farm-Hoskote-Kolar-Mulbagal-Palmaner-Gudiyattam-Pallikonda-Vellore-Sriperumbudur-Oragadam-Padappai-Vandalur-Mambakkam-Kelambakkam
Date of Journey: 12-Jan-2013
Start Time: 05.15 AM
Reach Time: 11.05 AM
Stops: 20 mins@CCD/Adigas complex after Kolar Bypass
Road Information:
Bangalore(AECS Layout) to Hoskote : Good roads with very less traffic because of early hours.
Hoskote to Mulbagal - Excellent 4-line roads. The traffic was on on higher side because of Pongal weekend. Lot of stretches between Hoskote-Kolar were completely foggy. Stopped at Coffee day after Kolar bypass.
Mulbagal to Palmaner The roads from Mulbagal bypass to KA-AP border is not in good condition. There are occasional potholes and the ride is bumpy because of patch work. After entering AP, the road condition improves. Traffic was moderate.
Palmaner to Gudiyattam Very scenic route with sparse traffic. There are some sections in the forest area (AP) where the road works are going on. These sections are not smooth, but manageable as the traffic is very less. The road condition improves after entering TN. Roads after TN border to Gudiyattam is superb.
Gudiyattam to Pallikonda The roads are not good and crowded in Gudiyattam town. After crossing the town the condition improves. The traffic was moderate. The road will join Krishnagiri-Vellore GQ in Pallikonda town just before the Toll booth.
Pallikonda to Sriperumbudur Nothing much to update. There are numerous diversions in between Vellore to Arcot. There are some excellent stretches also on which the six lane work got completed. Reached Sriperumbudur (Nokia SEZ junction) around 10.15 AM, It took 5 hours from Bangalore with 20 mins break.
Sriperumbudur to Vandalur This road is in good condition and traffic is less. The 4-laning work is completed almost 75% of this stretch.
Vandalur to Kelambakkam Good roads with less traffic.
It was a sedate drive and I got a very good mileage of 20.5 in my 1 month old Ertiga
Return journey: Route: Kelambakkam-Vandalur-Padaappai-Oragadam-Sriperumbudur-Vellore-Vaniyambadi-Krishanagiri-Hosur-Attibele-Sarjapur-Dommasandra-Varatur-ITPL
Date of Journey: 15-Jan-2013
Start Time: 04.05 AM
Reach Time: 08.30 AM
Stops: 2 bio stops for total 5 mins.
Road Information:
Kelambakkam to Sriperumbudur : Traffic was almost nil as it was early. It was foggy in between Vandalur to Oragadam.
Sriperumbudur to Vellore The traffic was very less. It was foggy in some sections between Kanchipuram and Vellore. The truck traffic was very less as compared to normal days.
Vellore to Krishangiri Excellent roads with some diversions. As traffic was less, there were any problems in any of the diversions. Really enjoyed the some of the best section between Vaniyambadi to Krishnagiri.
Krishangiri to Attibele It took only 45 minutes to reach Attibele. There were no queues in Krishnagiri/Attibele tolls booths.
Attibele to ITPL Faced heavy fog in this route. The progress was very slow as the visibility got reduced to 10 meters. Took 45 minutes to travel 29 kms from Attibele to ITPL with moderate traffic.
A sprint drive without any breaks, the less traffic also helped a lot to cover the distance faster.
Regards,
Deepak