Maximum speed of 100 kmph imposed to discipline commuters; suitable decision soon, says Pratap Simha Mysore/Mysuru: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is mulling on increasing the speed limit on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway from the existing maximum speed of 100 kilometres per hour (kmph). “The NHAI is planning to increase the speed limit in…
Bengaluru: The alarming number of fatal accidents on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway has seen a significant decrease, as confirmed by Additional Director General of Police (ADGP – Traffic and Safety) Alok Kumar. Providing an update on X, formerly Twitter yesterday, Alok Kumar also expressed his appreciation for the Police teams’ commitment to enforcing strict laws and…
By V.N. Prasad, Design Engineer and Project Management Consultant; Roads (Retd.) At times I am amused, at times anguished and a lot times amazed at the unending reports of deficiencies and rectifications along the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway. ‘First things First’. Last weekend I drove up and down the Expressway. Vehicles were maintaining 100 km per hour…
With barriers at entry, exit points, vehicles have no alternative but to reach Toll Plaza Srirangapatna: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has initiated a proactive solution to address the escalating issue of toll evasion on the Access Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway. This is being accomplished through the installation of concrete barricades at various entry…
Mysore/Mysuru: An additional issue concerning two-wheelers has surfaced on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway. Despite the prohibition on two-wheelers accessing the Highway since Aug. 1, certain riders have discovered a method to traverse from one side to the other. This practice is facilitated by exploiting service roads to gain unauthorised entry, taking advantage of gaps in between stolen…
Mandya: Opposing the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, over 150 farmers staged a protest in the town and even tried to block the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway this noon. But the Police, who prevented the farmers from entering the Expressway, took the farmers into custody as a precautionary measure. The farmers, who arrived in bullock…
Karnataka RajyaRaitha Sangha calls for Highway bandh on Aug. 22 Mandya: Brace up for a significant blockade of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway on both Aug. 21 (Monday) and Aug. 22 (Tuesday), as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Karnataka RajyaRaitha Sangha (parent organisation) have declared a bandh to protest against the Congress Government’s decision to release…
Retired SP writes to ADGP (Traffic and Road Safety); 22 such speed breakers identified between Mysuru and Mandya Mysore/Mysuru: A retired Superintendent of Police (SP) has urged the authorities concerned to remove unscientifically laid speed breakers (road humps) on the Service Road of the Access Controlled 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway. In his letter to ADGP (Traffic…
Incidents occur on the night of Aug. 12; Mandya SP visits spot Srirangapatna: Gangs looting commuters on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway are back in action and in two incidents reported on Saturday night, two couples fell victim to daring robberies. In the first incident, Shivaprasad and his wife Suma from Udupi district were robbed by two…
JITO MYSORE distributes 1008 safety kits Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore royal family member Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has advised all to drive safely on the 10-lane Access Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, with more accidents being reported on the Expressway. Yaduveer spoke during the distribution of 1,008 safety kits to the drivers of trucks, buses, tempos and other heavy…
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