Time saved on Expressway lost in traffic congestion
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Time saved on Expressway lost in traffic congestion

February 22, 2023

Clover Leaf Interchange sought near Manipal Hospital or exits towards Ring Road before the Junction

Mysore/Mysuru: The Bengaluru-Mysuru National Highway-275, now developed as a 10-lane Access-Controlled Expressway that meets the Outer Ring Road Junction near Manipal Hospital, has become one of the major traffic bottlenecks.

During peak hours, weekends and holidays, this Junction becomes a major cause of traffic congestion and delay as trucks, buses, cars and two-wheelers jostle to get ahead. The wait to cross this junction takes about 30 to 45 minutes.

The delayed entry of ambulances into the hospital due to traffic congestion is putting patients life in danger, as crucial  timely medical intervention cannot be given.

Though the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had approved the proposal of developing the Manipal Hospital Junction in a clover leaf shape way back in 2019, the project never saw the light of the day.

Now, as the Expressway is ready for inauguration on Mar. 2nd or 3rd week, the plan of clover leaf has got traction, with commuters demanding the NHAI implement this earlier proposal.

In a letter to MP Pratap Simha, NGO Mysuru Grahakara Parishat (MGP) pointed out that while the Expressway has helped shorten the commute time from Bengaluru to Mysuru, the advantage of reaching Mysuru faster was defeated because motorists get stuck at the Manipal Hospital Junction.

MGP, in its letter, has mentioned “Though in 2019, the NHAI had planned to build a flyover at the cost of Rs. 150 crores, in 2022, the NHAI officers contradicted by stating that Manipal Hospital Junction flyover was never a part of the original Expressway project.”

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But the fact is that Manipal Hospital Junction is a vital junction that must be considered in the Expressway plan as it is the first and only point of entry for Mysuru city and other districts as soon as the vehicles come down the Expressway.

Clover Leaf Interchange has been implemented on the NICE Road Junction, Bannerghatta to NICE Road and Kanakapura Road to NICE Road in Bengaluru, which has greatly helped the smooth traffic flow.

It has been suggested that the NHAI engineers must carry out a cost-benefit analysis on whether a simple flyover will suffice instead of the expensive clover leaf exchange.

Some have suggested a new road be laid before the Manipal Hospital Junction, which could run directly from the Expressway to the Ring Road on either side.

Commuters who want to proceed towards Kodagu, T. Narasipur, Nanjangud or other areas in city along the Ring Road can use these two exits. This early diversion of traffic will avoid clogging at the Manipal Hospital Junction.

9 COMMENTS ON THIS POST To “Time saved on Expressway lost in traffic congestion”

  1. Jogekal Lingappa says:

    Just when the central BJP highway minister was praising this marvellous highway, and MP Simha was gushing in his praise too, enthusiastically naming this as Kaveri Highway, and just when Narendra Modi is ready to inaugurate this highway, boasting about how advanced India is, one look at the picture above reveals what an overpopulated third world dump India is!
    You have a number of by passes from places like Mandya etc.., demands for under passes too. There will be a long queue at the toll gates, qu ue jumping, drivers gets flustered ,incidents , all add to the journey time which will exceed 3 hours!
    This highway is a stupid idea to expand it into 10 lanes, and not expanding the rail tracks between Mysore-Bangalore, which woiuld have eased the congestion. But then tgis is India.
    Yes, wait until this Manipal junction pinch point is fixed, but there will be many. Do not forget the potholes developing, armed robberies too.
    Modi may boast, but the reality is totally different.

  2. Jogekal Lingappa says:

    Just when the central BJP highway minister was praising this marvellous highway, and MP Simha was gushing in his praise too, enthusiastically naming this as Kaveri Highway, and just when Narendra Modi is ready to inaugurate this highway, boasting about how advanced India is, one look at the picture above reveals what an overpopulated third world dump India is!
    You have a number of by passes from places like Mandya etc.., demands for under passes too. There will be a long queue at the toll gates, qu ue jumping, drivers gets flustered ,incidents , all add to the journey time which will exceed 3 hours!
    This highway is a stupid idea to expand it into 10 lanes, and not expanding the rail tracks between Mysore-Bangalore, which woiuld have eased the congestion. But then tgis is India.
    Yes, wait until this Manipal junction pinch point is fixed, but there will be many. Do not forget the potholes developing, armed robberies too.
    Modi may boast, but the reality is totally different.

  3. Shomri Shomar says:

    That photograph should say what India is all about! No need for its PM to boast at all!

  4. Manoj says:

    Mr Lingappa please take your pills. If you’re so concerned about overpopulation then it would be a best idea to start from yourself. I don’t know what’s pinching you, developing India or Modi or your own rotting mental health. You might think yourself a worthy man but the reality is totally different.

  5. Frederick Ravikumar says:

    What about the horrific experience to reach the expressway from Bangalore side at the Kengeri side. It was elementary common sense to have had a bypass for Kengeri or widened the road at Kengeri to the same 10 lanes

  6. Jogekal Lingappa says:

    @Manoj
    All I can say is that you seem to be under the influence of drugs. As only drug-addicted person like you do not see the obvious-overpopulated India, and Modi”s boasts. Fool, India is the most populated country in the world, and hence your countrymen, even students are paying people smugglers to smuggle them into Britain and Australia,. Do you know how many of them-more than 100, 000!
    You are in a third world over populated dump. Just look at that photograph!

  7. Karnataka IT Techie Coolie! says:

    Just what happens to IT techie coolies who use this highway to get to their coding IT sweat shops?

  8. Kriti sharma says:

    Lo, @Ghulam Jogekal Lingappa… You are tested okay ghulam. You are high on drugs after licking congi boots and with Modi hatred. People now travel from Kengeri to mysore in 80 mins. Adding 20 mins in traffic, it will be 100 mins… So, it’s still better… Only a ghulam like you will not recognise the Modi effortts… And regarding people going to Britain and Australia and US, you freaking keep reservation and less seats for the talented kids, and they won’t get it and some dumb reserve category guys gets it .. so, that’s why people go to US… So, according to you, India is a third world country. If you don’t like go to Italy. And a fool like you won’t accept that now mysore Bangalore railway line is double line… So, stop puking turds from your filthy ghulam mouth and talk sense and your Modi hatred, kindly shove it up your turd hole…

  9. Sanathan Dharma Rakshak says:

    Haters will always keep crying. I don’t give a f to the Modi haters. Just see where was BHARAT 10 years back, and where it is now in every field.

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