[dust-n-bones]

While it is quite natural to be cynical about anything related to Bangalore infrastructure, the recent direction being taken by the Peripheral Ring Road project can be cause for mild optimism.

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/k...idders-3096157

Admittedly, this project has refused to budge beyond the political/bureaucratic merry go-round for a whole decade now. The city has grown exponentially, but beyond the flyovers or widening village roads, no new roads get built.

But the sharpened competition between the two main political parties gives some hope that visible infrastructure, amongst other things, is now acceptable currency for votes.

Of course, windfall profits as well for the real estate interests of the political class.

On the whole, if citizens and our leaders can look beyond the emotional issues and bring real change on the ground, this is a net win for everyone.

[PreludeSH]

Originally Posted by dust-n-bones

While it is quite natural to be cynical about anything related to Bangalore infrastructure, the recent direction being taken by the Peripheral Ring Road project can be cause for mild optimism.

It will be similar to ORR with all the same problems of high commercial activity around the road. No amount of flyovers will help even if its signal free with too many businesses close to the road.

We needed something like Nice road is on the other half of PRR. Priority should be de-congest the city and not rake in money. I welcome every farmer given developed land but should be with clause not to sell it to hungry real state goons. Its time they reap the benefits instead.

[itwasntme]

Elevated airport expressway in Bengaluru flooded after three-hour nonstop showers
Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/k...howers-3097667

Sounds hellish yesterday. Terrible today too as per my experience; just too much traffic.

[gtonsing]

Originally Posted by itwasntme

Elevated airport expressway in Bengaluru flooded after three-hour nonstop showers
Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/k...howers-3097667

Sounds hellish yesterday. Terrible today too as per my experience; just too much traffic.

I second this. Today was unusually heavy on my commute route too - Hennur to ITPL main road - no where was clear to go more than 30 kmph, every place along this stretch of ORR is slower that that. Yesterday, I could understand it is because of the rain, but today?

[svsantosh]

Originally Posted by itwasntme

Elevated airport expressway in Bengaluru flooded after three-hour nonstop showers

Nothing prepared me for this image. I cannot imagine how a porus flyover with drains and section gaps will store a lakes worth of water!

Truly Mind Boggling technology!

[m8002?]

I remember this happened a couple of years ago as well. Due do the heavy rains, a lake near the airport ( Chikkajala? Not sure) was overflowing.

The funny thing was many of the passengers who arrived even 2 hours late did not miss the flight because the flight crew was also struck in the same flood waters.

[itwasntme]

School bus drivers found over the legal alcohol limit during duty hours!

Not surprised at all seeing some of them drive the way they do. In my area, the ‘new’ menace are the Tata Winger type school vans which are relatively smaller than the Tempo Traveller, and quite powerful as well.

https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.c.../111614223.cms
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/k...galuru-3098253

[arindambasu13]

Originally Posted by itwasntme

School bus drivers found over the legal alcohol limit during duty hours!

Not surprised at all seeing some of them drive the way they do. In my area, the ‘new’ menace are the Tata Winger type school vans which are relatively smaller than the Tempo Traveller, and quite powerful as well.

https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.c.../111614223.cms
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/k...galuru-3098253

The majority of school buses (white or even the yellow "official" ones) drive like hooligans and their drivers are absolute rowdies most of the times, who think they rule the road. They are even worse than the BMTC mafia. I see school buses being driven with zero regard for road rules every single day. The white Wingers are the leaders of this unholy pack.

[prakash_ajp]

I welcome this drive by the Bengaluru cops to control the LED light menace. However, if this is not sustained and applied consistently, nothing good will come out of this.

[itwasntme]

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/k...galuru-3107046

Given the astronomical increase in traffic, I welcome regulating the KIAL Expressway speed to 80 kmph for LMVs in the rightmost lane, BUT they have to enforce the lane discipline for other vehicles.

You cannot have a 2W/3W or a lumbering HCV doing 30 kmph. THAT is the reason for many accidents nowadays.

[gtonsing]

Unfortunately for whatever reasons, right lanes in Bangalore roads is not the fast lanes. As a matter of fact, the left lane, in most cases, seems to be the fastest lane - this is true in ORR, MG road, BIAL road, Hosur road, Mysore road etc. Right most lane seems to be the slowest lane!!

[vharihar]

Just drove on the Ragigudda - Silkboard double decker flyover and SB interchange. It's nice. The quality of surface asphalting is suspect in the Ragigudda end (patchworks visible), will be interesting to see how it holds up in the rains. Hope all drains have been unclogged (which often tend to get clogged with construction debris, and is often missed out in PDI).

The merge after the downramp at HSR ORR end isn't integrated well though, probably in a hurry to open it. But there's space to do it well. May need 2-3 trees to be cut to make that merge smooth, else that'll be a bottleneck and accident prone. They should fix this.

[binand]

Originally Posted by gtonsing

Unfortunately for whatever reasons, right lanes in Bangalore roads is not the fast lanes.

Right lanes in city arterial roads aren't meant to be fast lanes. They are supposed to be used by the traffic that turns right at the next signal. This ought to be the case for MG Road, Hosur Road (till Veerasandra I'd say) and Mysore Road (till Kengeri interchange, maybe) among the ones you mentioned.

Basically on city roads - you are expected to choose your lane based on the direction you want to go at the next junction. Choose wrong and you end up hindering the free flow of traffic. In an ideal world there'd be ample signage to help you do that.

[deadguy25]

Originally Posted by gtonsing

Unfortunately for whatever reasons, right lanes in Bangalore roads is not the fast lanes. As a matter of fact, the left lane, in most cases, seems to be the fastest lane - this is true in ORR, MG road, BIAL road, Hosur road, Mysore road etc. Right most lane seems to be the slowest lane!!

We admire other countries with opposite driving habits. Hence, although we follow the right-hand driving model, lane-wise, we tend to follow what suits each of us the best.

[airguitar]

Originally Posted by m8002?

I remember this happened a couple of years ago as well. Due do the heavy rains, a lake near the airport ( Chikkajala? Not sure) was overflowing.

The funny thing was many of the passengers who arrived even 2 hours late did not miss the flight because the flight crew was also struck in the same flood waters.

But how does a lake overflow upwards to an elevated flyover?