Sir,

The Ring Road built around Mysuru as four-lane double road with service roads on either sides has become parts of various National Highways — 275K, 275, 766 and 150A.  As Mysuru has extensions developed beyond the Ring Road, the Ring Road has become an inner main road criss-crossed with many other main roads and smaller roads leading to extensions on either side.

Since Ring Road is a double road with broad median in between and well-asphalted, it has been a tempting road for high speed driving resulting in very many accidents at crossings.

To bring down the speed and accidents, Mysuru Traffic Police have placed barricades at various crossing points. But most of the motorists do not follow traffic rules of slowing down, non-overtaking and understand the hazard light indicators shown by vehicles in front, when approaching the barricades. The barricades are also not properly placed or do not have reflector stickers, which make it very difficult to negotiate them in the dark of night as most part of the Ring Road is not lit up with street lamps, which again is result of tussle between MUDA and NHAI. Even though it may be costlier, signal lights are to be not only installed but made operational at all crosses on Ring Road.

– B.G. Balaji, Kanakadasanagara, 30.1.2022

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