Mysore/Mysuru: Ramanagara Police have arrested two youths on charges of wheeling on Access-Controlled 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway. Shoaib of Bengaluru and his friend are those arrested by the Police. A gang of youths, who were indulging in wheeling on main roads, had created a menace in the name of jolly ride on the Expressway too. They…
44 commuters booked for overspeeding on Expressway
July 6, 2023Three radar speed guns deployed on Ramanagara stretch; more will arrive in the coming days Ramanagara: In a concerted effort to curb the escalating number of accidents on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway caused by over-speeding motorists, the Ramanagara Police took action on Tuesday, July 4. Deploying three mobile speed radar guns, they apprehended 44 vehicles (as…
ICU ambulances, 2-ft crash barrier soon, says Simha
July 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has again strongly refuted allegations that the Expressway was constructed in an unscientific manner. “The rise in accidents on the Expressway is primarily due to over-speeding and reckless driving,” he clarified. The MP was speaking to reporters yesterday at Jaladarshini Guest House. “Accidents on the Expressway are solely the result…
Speed radar guns to book violators on Expressway
July 5, 2023Is over-speed the cause for accidents? Penal action including suspension of DL on those over-speeding beyond 100 kmph Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway is experiencing an alarming rise in accidents, prompting proactive measures by the Police. Speed interceptors (speed radar guns) installed in patrol vehicles have now been deployed by the Ramanagara Police to address the…
Overspeeding on Expressway: Speed governors for KSRTC buses
July 4, 2023EV PowerPlus, Volvos to travel at 80 kmph; Sarige red bus speed limit is 65 kmph Mysore/Mysuru: With a KSRTC EV PowerPlus bus destroyed in a recent accident allegedly owing to overspeeding on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway near Ramanagara killing the conductor and injuring 25 passengers, the KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) bosses have made…
Taxi fares to Bengaluru to go up
July 4, 2023Toll hike on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway has cascading effect Mysore/Mysuru: Motorists are expressing their dissatisfaction with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) following a significant increase in toll fees on the access-controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway. Adding to their frustration is the establishment of a second toll booth within a few months of the Expressway’s inauguration and…
Criminals posing as Police rob a man on Expressway
July 2, 2023Engineer from Kodagu was returning home after discharge from hospital in Bengaluru Mysore/Mysuru: After a break, criminals are back to rob travellers on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway. The latest robbing incident was reported on Friday night just hours after the visit of senior Police officers on the Expressway amidst a raging debate on the lack of…
Reducing the high death toll on our Toll-Way!
July 2, 2023By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD It is for the third time in a very short span of time that I am writing about this subject and I hope and pray that I don’t feel compelled to write about it once again. But if we look back, not a single day passes without our new…
Toll collection at Srirangapatna begins amidst farmers’ protest
July 1, 2023Technical snags in FASTag capturing system cause confusion; travellers argue with toll plaza staff Srirangapatna: The second phase of the toll collection on the 118-km 10-lane Access-Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (NH-275) began this morning at Srirangapatna amidst protests by farmers and pro-Kannada activists. Personnel manning the toll booths at Gananguru village after Srirangapatna near K. Shettihalli…
Expressway: ADGP Kumar mulls cancelling DL for rash driving
July 1, 2023Mandya: ADGP (Traffic and Road Safety) Alok Kumar has said, “At the outset it appears that the 10-lane Access-Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway is unscientifically built at places which calls for taking measures at the earliest to check the rate of accidents and deaths, by discussing with the top Officers of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)…
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