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As many as 20 of the 108 proposals for providing inter-state connectivity are from Karnataka - R P N Singh (http://www.zeenews.com/news611751.html)

MANGALORE: It is more than two years since the Public Works Department (PWD) handed over 60 km of the road from Kushalnagar in North Kodagu to Sampaje in Dakshina Kannada, to Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) for reconstruction of the Mysore Bantwal State Highway 88 to highway standards.

Forget highway standards, the present condition of the road is pathetic, to say the least from Madikeri to Sampaje. Aggrieved with the present status of the road, PWD superintending engineer B S Balakrishna has written letters to the deputy commissioner, district in-charge minister and MP, to direct officials concerned to take up remedial measures, so the road will be in a motor-worthy condition during monsoon.

He suggested strengthening or resurfacing the reaches which are very weak and likely to be damaged in the coming monsoon, lest the road become unmotorable. The SE also suggested deep drains alongside the road to minimize damage to the roads due to monsoons. The SE, who inspected the road recently, said the traffic intensity on SH-88 has been high due to the problems on Shiradi Ghat and Charmadi Ghat.

The reach from Madikeri to Sampaje, which is with KRDCL since February 2007, has many acute, sharp, steep curves. This area experiences heavy rainfall, every year for a period of almost eight months. The SE `alleged' the contractor has not started the reconstruction work yet, and is not likely to do it in the near future, adding that it was not being maintained also. Hence the condition of the road is absolutely bad, with a large number of ruts, pot holes and undulations, he said.

Balakrishna observed that partial repairs have been done on the 11-km of the road, though the rest of the 19 km which still needs to be done, is in a very bad condition. "I am sure, with the present system of working, they will not complete this repair work even by the end of May 2010,'' he noted.

As per the government order, the reach from Sampaje to Manipal, about 60 kms, will be handed over to KRDCL in this week. The width of the Manipal-Madikeri road is intermediate (which is one and half a lane) lane of 5.5 mts and it will be reconstructed to 7 mts. After reconstruction, the road will be handed over to PWD by KRDCL.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/KRDCL-asleep-on-reconstruction-State-highway/articleshow/5655058.cms)

* The Rs. 674-crore project will be taken up in two sections
* Contract has been awarded to a Hyderabad-based company
* Three toll-collection plazas to be set up on the Kundapur-Talapady section

DEVELOPMENT:The stretch between Mahaveer Circle and Nanthoor in Mangalore is part of the 90-km four-lane project of the NHAI.

MANGALORE: Many flyovers, subways for pedestrians, truck and bus lay-bys, bus shelters and rest areas have been proposed under the Rs. 674-crore project to widen the 90-km two-lane Kundapur-Talapady section of National Highway 17 to four lanes. The project is being taken up in two sections — Kundapur-Surathkal (section 1) and Nanthoor-Talapady (section 2) — under phase 3 of the National Highway Development on build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis. The Hyderabad-based Navayuga Engineering Company has been awarded the contract. The stretch between Surathkal and Nanthoor is being developed under the port connectivity project and executed by IRCON.

According to NHAI sources, the project will have three landscaped toll plazas at Gundmi, between Saligrama and Hangarakatta, at Padubidri in section 1 and at Talapady in section 2. Traffic aid, medical aid and vehicle rescue posts have been proposed at every toll plaza, in addition to telecom counters and rest areas with toilets.

Truck lay-bys are planned on either side of the road at Herur near Brahmavar, both sides at Mulki and on one side at Thokuttu. There will be bus lay-bys and shelters on either side of the road at Kumbhashi, Kota village, Saligrama, Gundmi, Saasthan, Uppinakote, Brahmavar, Uppur, Puttur, Kotpadi, Kaup, Muloor, Uchila, Ermalubada, Thenkaermalu, Padubidri, Mulky, Haleyangadi, and on one side of the road at Mukka. Eleven more lay-bys are proposed between the 5th and 17th km of the stretch between Mangalore and Talapady.

Two flyovers will come up at Mahaveer (Pumpwell) Circle and Thokkuttu and one at Udupi. Traffic underpasses are planned on Lions Club Road in Kundapur and near NIT-K in Suratkal. There will be 10 underpasses for cattle and seven for pedestrians in section 1 and two pedestrian subways in section 2.

In addition, all the minor and major bridges on the 90-km stretch will get additional and parallel bridges. The sources said that the contractor had been asked to provide 34.56 km of service roads in section 1 and 9.3 km of service roads in section 2 near habitations.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/21/stories/2010032161900300.htm)

Apathy mars road works in Kalasa
Kalasa, Mar 20, DHNS

If one wants to see the heights of partiality, one may have to have a ride from Balehole via Basarikatte to Bilalukoppa.

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Surfacing works going on for the second time near Basarikatte on Balehole-Jayapura road in Kalasa hobli.Public Works Department had taken up surfacing work of 7 kms road from Balehole to Kadekudige near Basarikatte shelling nominal amount. They had only used bitumen to surface this road but the same department took up road works from Kadekudige to Belalukoppa and this stretch of road was repaired using latest technology, shelling out crores of rupees.

The fact is the Balehole to Kadekudige road was spoilt completely and had huge potholes. Now the attitude of PWD has raised inhibitions in the minds of the people whether PWD has taken up works prioritising Koppa taluk and sidelines Mudigere taluk.

“There are only a handfull of votes from Balehole to Kadekudige hence this route has been sidelined. We are now suspicious about the intentions of PWD too,” says a local resident. PWD Mudigere Division Engineer said that a proposal of Rs 1.50 crore has been submitted for development of Balehole-Kadekudige and they are awaiting approval.


DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/59107/apathy-mars-road-works-kalasa.html)

It will soon be ugraded into 6 lanes for which tenders have been called.

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Mysore-Mangalore state highway 88,4 laned upto Kushal nagar,Madeikeri/Coorg district

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SH 57,road to belur from chickmangalur,karnataka

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Hubli-Dharwad by pass

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NH 4 Nippani sector,Belgaum District.

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Here are the photos of the NH 4 Belgaum district (Karnataka),Nippani sector...............on way to Kolhapur(Mah) source :ME :) :)

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Greenery on the service lane is natural not manicured one.............

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Mysore Ring Roads

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u took this from facebook rite?? :P:nuts:

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@catchshash Howdu FB intra yathiddu :baeh3:

Govt will handover lands to NICE to complete BMIC project: CM

By Team Mangalorean Bangalore

BANGALORE, Mar 23, 2010: Under constant attack from opposition Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress over the affairs of Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project being executed by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE), Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday said he would convene a meeting of top leaders of the two parties early next month.

"All prominent leaders of Congress and JD-S will be called to that meeting to find out a solution to the project," he told reporters here in an attempt to bid to ensure that the NICE row did not hit the prospects of BJP in the March 28 elections to Bruhut Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

Mr Yeddyurappa, however, ruled out dropping the project, which has been hanging fire for long, and asserted it would be implemented in accordance with the rulings of the Supreme Court, the high court and the Framework Agreement signed with NICE headed by Ashok Khney.

The government was ready to provide land and NICE should commence road work simultaneously from Mysore and Bangalore ends, he said. Mr Yeddyurappa rejected JD-S demand for convening of a special legislature session to debate on the affairs of NICE, remarking "when we hold the session, they will not raise it".

"The government is keen to complete the BMIC project. It is the responsibility of the government to handover lands as per the rulings of the Supreme Court and High Court and the Framework of Agreement," the Chief Minister told presspersons here.

Mr Yeddyurappa said all former chief ministers, including Deve Gowda, who had been involved in making decisions on NICE would be invited for the meeting.

If excess land had been acquired, it would be returned to farmers, he said replying to a question.
Mr Yeddyurappa said his government planned to take up mono- rail project, construction of super speciality hospitals and satellite bus stations on all the four directions in the city.

The existing Race Course would be developed as a park after it was shifted, Yeddyurappa said.

Yeddyurappa claimed that his government has given a boost to infrastructure development of Bangalore city in the last two years after it took over the reins of administration.

The former Prime Minister and national president of the Janata Dal (Secular), H.D. Deve Gowda, has called upon Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to file a fresh affidavit before the Supreme Court highlighting that the State government will stick to the final orders of the apex court on the Bangalore Mysore Expressway project being executed by the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise.

The final order of the Court was issued in April 2006 directing the State government to allocate 20,193 acres of land for the expressway and the five townships to be built alongside as per the original framework agreement between the government and the project promoter finalised in 1997 when the J.H. Patel government was in power.

Mr. Gowda is fighting against a newly prepared Outline Development Plan-ODP (which does not figure in the final orders of the apex court) which is sought to be given effect to by the present government following an interim order of the court in a contempt petition. In November, the State Advocate-General had made an oral submission during a hearing on a contempt petition (against the Chief Secretary to the State government and others) stating that the Government is ready to implement the ODP.

Mangalorean (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=174021)

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Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (SP)

Puttur, Apr 7: It is learnt that the Rs 113 crore proposal to concrete the Shiradi Ghat stretch of national highway 48 towards finding a permanent solution to the nagging problem of perennial potholes, has been withheld by the finance department of the central government. At least now the people using this road, who were bored at the frequent sights of the crocodile tears being shed by all and sundry about the pathetic state of the road, and also of doling out high promises, know where the matter stands.

Negotiating of the Shiradi Ghat section of national highway 48 is a jittery experience for even the deftest driver. The road, battered over two years back by the movement of overloaded iron ore trucks, has not shown any signs of improvement, even after it was repaired last year by spending a huge amount.

Out of the 36 kms stretch, concreting of 13 bends of this road was conducted last year. The project estimate for the balance 26 kms had been prepared and sent to the central government for approval. Even though the national highways department gave its clearance for this project long back, the finance department has withheld this file. Unless the finance department gives its clearance, this project will not take off. Tender process has therefore, been withheld.

None of the leaders of the state, from the three parties, the Congress, the BJP and the JDS, have been able to convince the centre to clear the project, although they had assured various protestors and agitators that the needful would be done. The treacherous stretch of Shiradi Ghat is so bad that it is almost sure that during this monsoon season, no vehicles will be able to negotiate this road. As per the earlier plans, the concreting work should have been taken up in November last year, and completed by May this year. In the past, it was the story of the funds sanctioned for Shiradi Ghat repairs going down the drain. Now, the project itself appears to be going down the drain. No one knows as to be when the file will be cleared, or what is in store for the people commuting between the Mangalore Bangalore, the only saving grace being the train services that have been running between these two cities.

Daijiworld (http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=75281&n_tit=Puttur%3A+Shiradi+Ghat+Woes+%96+Concreting+Proposal+Languishing+at+Delhi)

Kolar:Apr 6, DHNS:

Even as the work on National Highway-4 is expected to be completed by July this year, thousands of applications seeking upward revision of compensation for land acquisition are awaiting disposal.

As much as 17.46 lakh square meters of land has been acquired for the stretch from K R Puram to Nangadi border in Mulbagal taluk. While 2.51 lakh sq mtr of land has been acquired in Mulbagal, it is 7.56 lakh sq mtr in Kolar, 5.17 lakh sq mtr in Hoskote and 2.20 lakh sq mtr in K R Puram.

Compensation has been paid in 73.47 pc of cases in respect of Mulbagal, the percentage of compensation in payment in respect of rest of the cases is 81.06, 81.04 and 62.21 respectively.

Balance payment

Out of Rs 149.47 crore earmarked for payment of compensation, a sum of Rs 105.14 crore has already been disbursed. The balance of Rs 44.36 crore is yet to paid.
Similarly, owners of 24.55 pc of the acquired land are yet to identified. The office of the Land Acquisition Officer is making efforts to trace the owners. Assistant Commissioner and Land Acquisition Officer R S Peddappaiah told Deccan Herald that advertisements have been issued in respect of the lands for which owners have not been traced. However, the success has been partial. Hence, it has been decided to issue advertisement once more. “Some might have migrated to other places and some might have left the country itself. There are also possibilities of people hesitating to claim ownership in view of attracting Income Tax,” he said.

Objections

Meanwhile, as many as 1,200 owners have raised objections to the quantum of compensation determined by the government. They have filed their objections. The authority to revise the quantum has been delegated to the Deputy Commissioner. The Deputy Commissioner of Bangalore Urban District will revise the compensation on priority basis in K R Puram limits while it is the Deputy Commissioner of Bangalore Urban District in case of Hoskote and Kolar Deputy Commissioner in respect of land acquired in Kolar and Mulbagal taluks.

Peddappaiah said that owners may or may not accept the hike in compensation effected by the Deputy Commissioner and can even approach the court. The cases where the owners are not traced, will be closed treating that there is no objection, he said.


Lands acquired (Lakh sq mtr)
* Mulbagal: 17.46
* Kolar: 2.51
* Hoskote: 5.17
* K R Puram: 2.20 Compensation
* Amount earmarked: Rs 149.47 cr
* Disbursed so far: 105.14 cr


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* These stretches are presently maintained by the state government
* They have been identified for improvement

MANGALORE:The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to transfer the 130-km stretch between B.C. Road (near Mangalore) and Hassan on national highway 48 to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for improvement.

With this, the travails of travelling on the badly-maintained Shiradi Ghat between Hassan and Mangalore are expected to end.

In addition, the Ministry has also decided to transfer nine other stretches on other national highways in the State, including the188-km stretch between Shimoga and Mangalore on NH 13, to the NHAI for improvement, official sources told The Hinduhere.

All these stretches are presently maintained by the State Government through the State's National Highway Division under the Public Works Department.

All these stretches now “are being transferred to the NHAI for taking further necessary action,'' the sources said. The Ministry has written to the NHAI to this effect on March 16, 2010, sources said.

All the 10 stretches have been identified for improvement under the Phase IV A and Phase IV B of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP). Of these two phases, the Union Government is yet to approve the Phase IV B, they said.

Sources said that the stretch between Shimoga and Mangalore on NH 13 has been identified for improvement first, under Phase IV A. Except this, all other stretches have been identified for improvement under Phase IV B, they said.

The other stretches “being transferred” for improvement and which will come under Phase IV B are: Chitradurga and Hospet (119 km); Hospet and Bellary (73 km); Bellary and Gooty (77 km); Hospet-Hubli-Ankola (271 km); Gundlupet-Coimbatore (Kerala border) (26 km); Hoskote-Dabaspet (89 km); Tamil Nadu border-Bangalore (204 km) and Gulbarga-Bijapur-Humnabad (200 km).

The major beneficiaries of this decision will be the people of Mangalore. This is because all the three national highways — NH 48, NH 17 and NH 13 — connecting Mangalore will come under the NHAI. When improved (likely to be made four lanes) these roads will strengthen the connectivity between the port city and hinterlands of the State and boost economic activities, sources said.

The NHAI is developing the stretch between Surathkal and B.C. Road covering NH 17 and NH 13 into four lanes. In addition, it has already selected the bidder for widening the stretch between Surathkal and Kundapur on NH 17 and the stretch between Nanthoor and Talapady on NH 17 into four-lane road and the land acquisition has begun.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/09/stories/2010040954430600.htm)

Karnataka will spend Rs 9,500 crore to develop a 3,411 Km long state Highway under State Highway Improvement Project II, PWD Minister C M Udasi said today.

Talking to newspersons here, he said tenders will be called next month for developing 269 km and the work would commence soon.

He said the World Bank was extending a loan assistance at the rate of Rs 2.20 crore per km. By June an Asia Development Bank (ADB) team will arrive in the state for discussions about loan assistance for 644 km of highway.

The minister said the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will develope Tumkur-Honnavar Highway into four lane and Hassan-Bangalore into six lane. The work will commence after the state government hands over the necessary land.

Mangalorean (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=176998)

Kushalnagar, April 25, DHNS

The widening works of Mysore-Bantwal State Highway, which passes through the district has been started at Suntikoppa. In this regard, the shopkeepers are all vacating their shops, which are located very close to the road.

The road works taken up by Karnataka Road Development Corporation between Kushalnagar-Madikeri is in its last stage. The works are left in Kushalnagar and Suntikoppa town residential areas but R N N Company, which has got the contract of the road work has started clearing off the road sides at the entrance of Suntikoppa town for the last two days. This has caused a sense of fear among people. Frightened by this, many people have voluntarily vacated their homes and shops and on Sunday everyone was engaged in the same work of vacating the place.

City may lose identity

Many senior citizens who have seen the city grow feel that if the shops and houses on the either sides of the roads are pulled down, then Suntikoppa will lose its identity.

They opine that governing bodies should plan the bypass road on the outskirts of the city rather than planning it in the city.

Traders Sudarshan Naidu, M A Vasanth, K P Jagannath and others have requested the District Administration to provide some more time to vacate the houses.

They have even requested MLA Appachu Ranjan, who has instead asked the traders and house owners dwelling on the said road to vacate within 15 days, failing which he would personally come and inspect the eviction drive. This has caused fear and anxiety among the people.

Citizens’ request

Citizens have requested that they should be given some more time to vacate the area because the monsoons may start anytime soon making it difficult for them to shift into new place.

There are thousands of people living on Bangalore-Mangalore Highway, which passes through Suntikoppa, constructing houses, shops, running business etc.

KRDC has clearly said that widening of Kushalnagar-Madikeri road is inevitable and much needed because the road is very tight and congested.

While Suntikoppa road development work has become a sort of prestige issue for some elected representatives, for common man it has become a curse.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/65938/mysore-bantwal-highway-widening-works.html)

Coorg/Kodagu is a very rich region. Both higway and train connectivity is important for further growth of Bengaluru-Mysuru-Mangaluru belt identified as one among 19 clusters to be developed by India by McKinsey.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/65938/mysore-bantwal-highway-widening-works.html)

Coorg/Kodagu is a very rich region. Both higway and train connectivity is important for further growth of Bengaluru-Mysuru-Mangaluru belt identified as one among 19 clusters to be developed by India by McKinsey.

How comfortably McKinsey forgot Bellary-Hubli-Dharwad-Belgaum cluster??

Krishnamoorthy why do they rate cities based on population?? Why not on parameters like Cleanliness,Roads,transport system,UGD?? :?

I did not find Mysore,Mangalore and Hubli-Dharwad making it to the list of top 24 tier two cities.

Our cities are damn cleaner and have better liveable conditions/facilities/internal roads/UGD than cities like Coimbatore,Salem,warangal,varansi etc etc....Surprising to me.........:nuts:

MANGALORE: Dakshina Kannada now has a new national highway in NH-234. This 715-km long Mangalore-Villupuram state highway that criss-crosses three southern states -- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh has been upgraded to NH-234 and will connect Mangalore in Karnataka, and Villupuram sea port in Tamil Nadu. This highway, notified by the Union government under National Highways Act, will also touch AP.

The NH-234, which starts from Mangalore at Mahavir Circle, will connect Belthangady, Mudigere, Belur, Huliyar, Sira, Madhugiri, and Chintamani in Karnataka, Venkatagiri, Kota in AP, Pernampet, Gidiyattam, Katpadi, Vellore, Pushpagiri and Polur. It will end at Tiruvanamalai-Villupuram in Tamil Nadu. The NH-234 will overlap with NH-48 in chainage 0 to 19.2 up to B C Road where one takes a diversion towards Belthangady.

I E Krishne Gowda, executive engineer, NH Mangalore division, told TOI here on Monday that the new NH-234 comprises stretch of Kadur-Kanhangad, and Mudigere-Venkatagiri state highways. The Kadur-Mudigere stretch of road has been left out of the purview of this new NH and it will remain a state highway, he said. This has taken up the number of NHs in DK to four, the other three being NH-13, NH-17, and NH-48.

The existing length of three national highways in the district is 136-kms and this latest addition would increase it to 211-kms, he said. The NH division on an average requires Rs 2 crore per kilometre to upgrade SH to NH standards, he said, adding this upgradation work includes strengthening bridges en route, extending and widening tank bunds, land acquisition wherever needed as well as strengthening the base of the road.

Admitting that upgradation of road on official records does not change the situation on the ground, he said NH-13 (Mangalore-Sholapur), the last of the SH to be upgraded to NH in DK around a decade ago, has now been included in phase IV of NHDP for upgradation. An estimate of Rs 134 crore has been submitted for upgradation of chainage 147-194 (Belur to Banavara) along NH 234 and rest would depend on budgetary support.


** Total road length of NH in DK (including NH 234) is 211-kms.

** Number of NH criss-crossing DK is 4 (NH 13, 17, 48 and 234).

** Roads that register vehicle density measured in passenger car units (PCU) of 15,000 PCU have to be upgraded in to a four-lane facility, and above 15,000 PCU in to six-lane facility.

** NH-17 has recorded vehicle density of 35,000 PCU and work of four-laning portion of it is yet to be completed.

** Most roads are upgraded on records from village roads to major district roads and state highway and finally national highway. However, no attention is paid to upgrading them to desired standards.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/DKs-new-NH-to-connect-three-states-/articleshow/5857031.cms)

How comfortably McKinsey forgot Bellary-Hubli-Dharwad-Belgaum cluster??

Krishnamoorthy why do they rate cities based on population?? Why not on parameters like Cleanliness,Roads,transport system,UGD?? :?

I did not find Mysore,Mangalore and Hubli-Dharwad making it to the list of top 24 tier two cities.

Our cities are damn cleaner and have better liveable conditions/facilities/internal roads/UGD than cities like Coimbatore,Salem,warangal,varansi etc etc....Surprising to me.........:nuts:

dear akash,
warangal, salem etc are not as big as mysore, mlore....

Bangalore: The Karnataka Government has called upon the Centre to upgrade 1,500 km of national highway in the State and has suggested that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) should takeover the responsibility of the upgradation and maintenance of these roads.

The State's plea wants upgradation of NH 48 (Bangalore-Mangalore), NH 17 (Mangalore-Panaji), NH 13 (Shimoga-Chitradurga-Hospet-Bijapur), NH 212 (Bangalore-Kanakapura-Chamarajanagar-Coimbatore) and NH 206 (Tumkur-Honnavar). All these roads are two-lane and some stretches are in bad shape. The Centre pays the State for the maintenance of these roads. Minister for Public Works C.M. Udasi and the Secretary to Government, Department of Public Works, N. Lakshman Rao Peshve told presspersons here on Tuesday that the State is keen on capitalising on the Centre's move to hasten the pace of upgradation of national highways in the country.

Mr. Udasi said the proposal to widen the existing State highway, between Bangalore and Mysore, from four-lane to six-lane will be taken up at a later stage.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/28/stories/2010042853840400.htm)

DHARWAD: Dharwad MP Prahlad Joshi has met Union minister for surface transport, Kamalnath, at the latter's office in New Delhi and held discussions regarding the development of highways in north Karnataka.

Joshi urged the minister to release funds for highway project proposals submitted by Hubli division of national highway department. He sought funds for NH-218 Bijapur-Hubli, NH-63 Ankola-Gooti and NH-4 Pune-Bangalore. Joshi discussed issues like land acquisition for a bypass connecting the aforesaid NHs on the outskirts of Hubli.

Pointing out that funds sanctioned for several projects had been withdrawn, the MP urged the minister to release them again. He told the minister that the government had sanctioned Rs 13 crore for the construction of overbridge across the railway gate on Hubli-Gadag Road. He urged him to contribute 50% of the cost from the national highway department to take up the work.

Joshi told `The Times of India' from New Delhi that Kamalanath promised to expedite the matter and release the funds at the earliest.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/More-funds-sought-for-highways/articleshow/5873815.cms)

The State Cabinet approved the upgrading of National Highway 4 between Hubli and Dharwad (20 km) at a cost of nearly Rs. 150 crore. The Union Government has granted Rs. 50 crore for this and has promised that another Rs. 50 crore will be provided. Tenders will be called shortly. (http://www.thehindu.com/2010/04/30/stories/2010043057420100.htm)

Mangalore: The Shiradi Ghat road is back in good condition after being un-motorable for more than three years. There are no potholes, no craters and no mounds of mud in the middle of the road. But, it has now become more dangerous than ever, going by the number of accidents that have taken place over the past few days.

In the last 15 days, 21 vehicles have met with accidents in the stretch between Marenahalli and Gundia (NH-48). On Wednesday alone, six trucks carrying goods on this stretch between Mangalore and Bangalore met with accidents. The stretch is full of mangled remains of trucks and goods spilled from the vehicles.

“I have never seen such piles of mangled bodies of trucks before,” Keshavnath, an official of the transport department who visited the accident sites to certify insurance claims, said. “Going by the nature of the accidents, I suppose they were due to drivers dozing off on the wheels.”

The traffic between Bangalore and Mangalore on the National Highway 48 is quite dense — 10,000 passenger car units (each unit is equivalent to five passenger car loads), according to statistics available with the transport department. This could be compared with the busy Eastern Express Highway between Mumbai and Pune, transport officials said.

Transport department surveys point out that about 50% of the vehicles that get into Tumkur road from Bangalore go towards Mangalore after turning at Nelamangala. During school vacation, Bangalore generates over 7,000 units per day, clogging the stretch in Shiradi Ghat. But due to the dense movement of heavy traffic vehicles (HTVs) like timber trucks, LPG bullet tankers, mining lorries, and heavy machinery carriers, passenger cars lose hours and try to make up lost time by speeding in the ghat sections. This creates danger for both HTVs and cars.

“The Shiradi stretch should ideally be a six-lane highway, considering the volume of traffic,” said an official of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which is responsible for maintaining highways. “But it has only two lanes, and this results in accidents. The NHAI had in 2008 proposed the widening of the stretch, but the government is yet to clear it,” the official said.

“The idea is to extend the highway being laid between Mukka, near Mangalore, and Buntwal Cross Road to Sakleshpura,” the official said.

DNA (http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_shiradi-ghat-is-still-motorists-nightmare_1377275)

Madikeri - Kushalnagar highway opens for public

Kushalnagar, May 1, DHNS: The 30 km road from Madikeri to Kushalnagar on Mysore-Bantwal state highway is ready for the movement of vehicles.

The movement of vehicle from Suntikoppa to Madikeri was banned three months ago to facilitate the road widening work. The work has been completed and road has been thrown open to traffic from Saturday itself. Owing to the closure of the road between Suntikoppa-Madikeri, vehicles were moving via Chettalli, Madapura road to reach Madikeri.

The road widening work was undertaken by KRDCL and the contract was given to RNN company, Hubli. In the first phase, Mysore-Kushalanagar road was undertaken three years ago at an estimated cost of Rs 129 crore. In the second phase, the road work between Kushalnagar-Sampaje was undertaken at an estimated cost of Rs 101 crore during October. Of which, the 30 kms road between Kushalnagar-Madikeri is in its final phase. However, the work on the entire stretch of the highway will complete by the end of May.

The road work which was started at Tavarekere on the outskirts of Kushalnagar six months ago has been completed till Sampigekatte on the outskirts of Madikeri. The remaining road work from Madikeri-Sampaje will be started by October, said KRDCL divisional engineer Devraj to Deccan Herald. He said “on the outskirts of the town, the road will be widened by 22 metres. In the city/town, the widening of road has been restricted to 20 metres.”

The RNN company is making use of 82 lorries to transport materials for the road work, 6 rollers, 2 JCBs and one asphaltation work along with 350 workers. Between Kushalnagar and Madikeri, 54 culverts and three bridges have been constructed. The dangerous curve between Madikeri and Boikere has been widened and a retaining wall has been constructed below the road. With the opening of road from Madikeri and Kushalnagar, one can reach the destination within 40-45 minutes.


For more (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/67006/madikeri-kushalnagar-highway-opens-public.html)

For more (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/67006/madikeri-kushalnagar-highway-opens-public.html)
Great! When we went to coorg in Jan2010 work was going on... That will reduce travel time between bangalore-mangalore too.

Govt okays Nantoor-Talapady highway widening by 45 meters
Mangalore, May 10, DH News Service:

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa will lay foundation stone for the road work from Mani-Sampaje on May 23.

The 72 km road is being laid at an estimated cost of Rs 176 crore, said District-in-Charge Minister Krishna Palemar.

Addressing mediapersons here on Monday, he said Yeddyurappa has given his consent to the National Highway Authority proposal to widen the Nantoor-Talapady highway by 45 metres instead of the earlier 60 metres. This will benefit more than 3,000 shop owners, who were fearing the land acquisition by the government. “Following opposition from the people, we met CM and explained the situation. The widening of the road from Nantoor to Talapady does not require 60 metre acquisition. In Goa and Kerala, NH had been widened by 45 metres.”

Palemar said the revised Comprehensive Development Plan will be issued in the gazette notification soon. Amendment have been made to the CDP and has been approved by the state government. According to the revised plan, there is concession in the fee for those who is willing to construct buildings in 3 to 12 cents land and for the regularisation of illegal sites. Instead of nine metres, roads will be laid in six metres in the newly laid layouts.

Maintain peace

In the wake of Gram Panchayat polls in the district, Palemar called upon the people to maintain peace and order in the district.

Second runway to be opened on May 15

The second runway of the Mangalore airport will be inaugurated by Union Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel in the presence of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on May 15.
Minister Palemar said “a proposal of laying a road at an estimated cost of Rs 7.60 crore to the new terminal is being sent to the government. The Cabinet will approve the proposal soon. As per the proposal, the distance to airport from Mangalore will be reduced by 8 km.”

DH (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/68747/govt-okays-nantoor-talapady-highway.html)

MANGALORE: The Rs 2,038 crore four-lane project from Hassan to B C Road on national Highway 48 has remained a non-starter with the ministry of highways road and transport not approving the five part document submitted by the consultants.

The document has eight parts. Unless the first five parts are approved, the sixth cannot be submitted.

The eight parts are: Inception report, feasibility report, clearance report, draft feasibility cum preliminary design report, final feasibility cum preliminary design report, final feasibility report, and plan schedule andclearance; bid document and technical schedule and the last part is post award queries up to financial close.

Sources in state national highway division told TOI that only after the eight parts are approved the consultants will do the site marking, following which, acquisition notices can be issued.

The four lane will reduce the distance between Hassan-B C Road by more than six kms. It will have two bypasses one at Sakleshpur and another at Ballupete in Hassan District, according to the feasibility study prepared by Feedback Ventures for the project. The consultancy charges are Rs 1.76 crore.

The four-lane is planned to be constructed under the Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) module will have rigid (concrete) pavement for the 33 km stretch of Shiradi Ghat section.

The survey commenced in November 2007 and ended in September 2008. The cost of Rs 2,038 crore will include both compensation and land acquisition.

Regarding land acquisition problems in Ghat section, as it was reserve forest area, sources said the Centre had initiated the project and they would sort out the matter.

The feasibility study was done in three sections, Hassan (from the existing bypass) to Sakleshpur, Sakleshpur to Gundya and Gundya to B C Road (near the toll booth).

The road will completely be on a new alignment. It will have new alignments, as well as concentric (four lane from the existing central line of two lane NH) and eccentric (the widths can either be extend on the left or right of the existing two-lane NH) alignments all along the road. The two bypasses have been proposed at Sakleshpur and Ballupete as there is no scope for widening the existing road.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Four-lane-project-in-limbo/articleshow/5910534.cms)

State Government okays Nantoor-Talapady highway widening by 45 meters (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/68747/govt-okays-nantoor-talapady-highway.html)

Udupi roads get a facelift

Udupi, May 13, DH News Service:

Most of the roads in Udupi town now look neat with textured footpaths on either side, thanks to the City Municipal Council (CMC) that has invested a huge sum on their upgradation and widening.

Majority of the roads in the city have undergone a facelift and are now perfectly designed for sophisticated driving. Every corner of these roads is enduring the process of concretisation besides the four laning of State highways.

Speaking to Deccan Herald, CMC President Dinakar Shetty informed that the prime concern before the administration was to improve the standards of roads.

As the stretches in the interior junctions were in deplorable conditions, the immediate job before the City Municipal Council (CMC) was to take up the renewal of existing roads, he added.

All roads connecting Service bus stop have been refurbished at a cost of Rs 7.50 lakhs. The stretches are designed for a stress-free motorable condition. The main road at Eshwarnagar is repaired at a cost of Rs 5.50 lakh.

The road connecting the PWD main road is being repaired at a cost of Rs 9.10 lakh. The road from Kalsanka junction connecting Beedenagudde is refurbished investing Rs 50 lakh.

The road adjacent to Venkatramana temple is repaired investing Rs 10 lakh. A sum of Rs 49 lakh has been invested to repair all the stretches within the Parkala ward.

Small stretches in the surrounding areas of KSRTC bus stop like Raja Ram Mohan Roy road, Koilu road, and road adjacent to Adarsha Hospital are all upgraded at a cost of Rs 20 lakh. Sagrinahole-Perampalli road is repaired at a cost of Rs 45 lakhs. Some of the stretches in the Eshawarnagar is being included in this project.

Stretches in Sarswathinagar near Parkala are renovated with the investment of Rs 30 lakh. Kotekani road near Duragaparameshwari temple and Sai Baba temple is being repaired at a cost of Rs 20 lakh.

A sum of Rs 1 crore has been invested on the roads surrounding Car Street. The work includes interlocking and proper passages for drainage channels. Vadabandeshwara-Bailekere roads are repaired at a cost of Rs 40 lakhs.

The service road connecting Ambagilu and Nittur School is renovated at a cost of Rs 19 lakh.

More funds

Blue prints are being designed for additional Rs 25 crores that is being earmarked for the construction of new roads and renovation of the existing roads.

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa had announced Rs 50 crore allocations for Udupi CMC during his visit to the city. The allocations are given away in two installments. The first installment of Rs 25 crore has been earmarked for renovating the stretches.

The most interior rural stretches are also being repaired and are made motorable.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/69337/udupi-roads-get-facelift.html)
Udupi rocks,Yeddurappa rocks,BJP rocks :banana2:

CENTRE APPROVES DEVELOPMENT OF NH-212: DHRUVANARAYAN

Mysore, May 15 (MTY&DM)- The Centre has agreed to develop NH-212 B-N Road on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) at a cost of Rs. 443.87 crores.

Announcing this at a press meet in Patrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan said apart from granting permission for development of NH-212, the Centre has approved collection of toll-fee on the road.

Following the permission granted, measures will be taken for developing the Bandipur-Gundlupet, Nanjangud-Mysore-T.Narasipur NH-212 upto Uttamballi junction in Kollegal taluk. The road development works will commence later this year, he explained.

Continuing, Dhruvanarayan said 151 kms of the road passed through Karnataka State and as many as 25,000 vehicles are estimated to travel on this road daily. As such, increasing number of accidents on this NH-212 road was reported.

A memorandum was submitted to the Union Government in this regard and the Union Government acting on the memorandum, has now granted permission for taking up road developmental works, including construction of 2 new bridges at a cost of Rs. 443.87 crore, he said.

The other salient features of the works to be undertaken included conversion of 18.80 kms stretch of the road passing through Bandipur forests into a 2-lane road by widening 7 mts, conversion of 26.50 kms Mysore-Nanjangud road into a 4-lane road by widening 15 mts and conversion of 24.60 kms Mysore- T. Narasipur road into a 2-lane road by widening 10 mts.

The 2 new bridges will be built across Kabini river in T. Narasipur and Nanjangud towns, alongside the existing ones, which are part of the highway. Also Rs. 30 crores of the approved cost will be spent mainly on acquisition of additional land and felling of trees for road widening, he added.

SOM

How comfortably McKinsey forgot Bellary-Hubli-Dharwad-Belgaum cluster??

Krishnamoorthy why do they rate cities based on population?? Why not on parameters like Cleanliness,Roads,transport system,UGD?? :?

I did not find Mysore,Mangalore and Hubli-Dharwad making it to the list of top 24 tier two cities.

Our cities are damn cleaner and have better liveable conditions/facilities/internal roads/UGD than cities like Coimbatore,Salem,warangal,varansi etc etc....Surprising to me.........:nuts:

Wondering what made you think like that about Coimbatore and salem? Facilities, roads/UGD I dont think so... Just try putting these words in Coimbatore/Salem forum, then there are many to explain to you in detail, why they are better.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/DKs-new-NH-to-connect-three-states-/articleshow/5857031.cms)

Nice to hear the news, but wondering when Villupuram sea port was created and by whom. Wont these reporters check their facts before publishing a news.

SH 17 to be upgraded as national highway

Staff Correspondent

Cost of the project estimated at Rs. 443.87 crore

125.52-km stretch to be a two-lane road

Highway connecting Mysore and Nanjangud will be upgraded: Dhruvanarayana

MYSORE: The Union Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways will upgrade State highway 17, connecting Mysore and Ooty, to national highway 212.

Starting from Kerala border, NH 212 will pass through Gundlupet, Nanjangud, Mysore, T. Narsipur and join NH 209 at Uttamballi Junction in Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar district.

The decision to upgrade SH 17 to NH 212 was taken at a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee held on April 15. Disclosing this at a press conference, Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayana said that two-laning of NH 212 would be taken up on design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis with private-public participation at an estimated cost of Rs. 443.87 crore.

He said that 125.52-km stretch of the 151-km-long NH 212 would be a two-lane road. The Union Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways issued a notification in this regard on April 28, Mr. Dhruvanarayana said.

According to the notification, 125.52-km stretch of the highway that passes through Bandipur forest, Gundlupet town limits and leading to Nanjangud would developed as a two-lane road with a width ranging from 7 m to 10 m, he said. The highway connecting Mysore and Nanjangud, which was in a bad shape would be developed as a two-lane road with a width 15 m. Two bridges would be constructed as part of the upgrading project, the MP said.

Five companies had been identified to execute the project and July 5 had been fixed as the deadline for the companies to submit finance proposal. The land acquisition process had already started and Rs. 30 crore earmarked for the purpose, he said. “In all probability, work on upgrading the highway will commence by November,” he said.
The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/16/stories/2010051659550300.htm)

^^
SH17 is Mysore-Bangalore road right?? I am confused. :nuts:

I travelled from Davangere to Bengaluru on May 2nd. Except work on a major bridge near Chitradurga and asphalting of a few short stretches, most of the work of C'Durga-Harihara section has been completed.

Update from NHAI website (full map with details)

http://nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm

The web admin has made a mistake in uploading a NH-4 map this month.
Instead of Chennai-Mumbai, he has uploaded Delhi-Mumbai map.

http://nhai.org/NH4_Mumbai_Chennai_main.htm

^^ nice map. save map to see big orig resolution.

Golden Quadrilateral only remaining is 60km!
Bangalore to Belgaum/Chennai zoooom... And mangalore is under port connectivity

Here is low res image of http://nhai.org/images/Apr10/NHDP%20Map%20Eng.jpg of webpage http://nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm :
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red = completed, green = under construction

^^Road works near davangere side needs to be completed.......

nice map. save map to see big orig resolution.

gentem,

I wanted to post the image with big original resolution. But most of the sites do not encourage posting the copyrighted images and contents. So i posted the link. :)

^^Road works near davangere side needs to be completed.......
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High res map tells all roads in karnataka will be over by 07/2010, in the table in bottom left.

nice map. save map to see big orig resolution.

gentem,

I wanted to post the image with big original resolution. But most of the sites do not encourage posting the copyrighted images and contents. So i posted the link. :)

Original res takes long time to load page here in this forum page. So i took print screen and posted here. Government images are copyright free!

^^

Government images are copyright free.

I didn't know that. Thank u for the info. I took print-screen of the same. But did not post for the reason mentioned above.

Relief at last for residents of Bellary city

Staff Correspondent

End to heavy vehicles problem in sight as second phase of ring road is ready for use

The stretch is 11-km-long and connects Hospet Road and Bangalore Road

Rs. 90 crore spent on ring road so far; toll chargeable from vehicles

BELLARY: People from Bellary can look forward to some relief with the district administration planning to throw open the second part of the ring road from National Highway 63 on Hospet Road to traffic on Wednesday. This will free the city of heavy vehicular movement, and consequently noise and air pollution.

Ever since the iron ore boom in 2002, the movement of heavy vehicles had swelled by over tenfold. In the absence of a ring road/bypass, over 10,000 lorries transporting ore towards Chennai, Vishakapattanam and Salem had to pass through the city every day. Due to the ban on movement of iron ore-laden vehicles during day time, the city is flooded with such carriers from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. every day, putting people living in nearby areas to severe hardship.

As a result of this traffic surge, the city's air has been polluted beyond measure. Demands for respite from this ordeal fell on deaf ears for many years, with elected representatives not bothering to do anything.

Towards bringing about a solution to the problem, Mullangie Ravindra Babu, then Chairman of the Bellary Urban Development Authority (BUDA), during the Janata Dal (S)-BJP regime, came out with a proposal to request farmers to donate land for a ring road, and in turn, BUDA would give them permission to use up to 150 feet on either side of the road for commercial use. After repeated discussions and persuasion, the farmers agreed to part with their land.

By then, the coalition government fell apart and the BJP came to power. Tourism Minister G. Janardhan Reddy took the proposal forward and funds were sanctioned for the project.

The foundation stone for work on the first phase of the ring road was laid on August 15, 2008.

In the first phase, it was decided to develop 7.2 km of ring road between Halkundi on the Bangalore Road and Kakka Bevinahalli on the Anantapur Road, on Design-Build-Operate and Transfer (DBOT) basis. Even as the ‘pucca' road was being laid, heavy vehicles from Bangalore to Andhra Pradesh were allowed to pass through, bringing some relief to people residing between the APMC area on the Bangalore Road and the Taranath Ayurveda College on Anantapur Road. However, the residents near Cowl Bazaar and TB Sanatorium areas continued to suffer as lorries had to pass that way to join the first part of the ring road.

The second part of the road, a 11-km stretch from Hospet Road to Bangalore Road, is ready and will be inaugurated by Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Wednesday.

A sum of Rs. 90 crore has been spent on the 19-km long ring road which covers 137.12 acres of land. Toll will be collected from vehicles passing through it.The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/26/stories/2010052654630300.htm)

Three highways to be upgraded

Special Correspondent

Two highways provide connectivity to Maharashtra, A.P.

Hyderabad-based contractor's proposal approved

GULBARGA: Two inter-State highways providing connectivity to Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh and a State highway that is in a bad condition in the district will be upgraded.

Waghdhari-Ripponpalli inter-State highway connecting Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, Chowdapur-Hosur inter-State highway connecting Maharashtra, and the State highway connecting Yadgir and Sedam will be upgraded. Official sources told The Hindu here on Thursday that these roads would be upgraded to the national highway standards at a cost of Rs. 391 crore. While the Waghdhari-Ripponpalli inter-State highway would be built on a build own operate and transfer (BOOT) basis at a cost of Rs. 240 crore, the Chowdapur-Hosur inter-State highway would be built at a cost of Rs. 79 crore. Yadgir-Sedam State highway would be built at a cost of Rs. 72 crore, they said.

The Chowdapur-Hosur inter-State highway and Yadgir-Sedam State highway will be upgraded using funds from the Central Road Fund (CRF). Union Minister for Labour M. Mallikarjun Kharge has taken personal interest to get funds sanctioned for these two roads from the CRF at the instance of Sedam MLA Sharanprakash Patil. Mr. Patil, who has been pursuing the long-pending proposal to upgrade Waghdhari-Ripponpalli inter-State highway, said the Government had approved a proposal submitted by a Hyderabad-based contractor with 40 per cent financial viability by the Union and State governments. The final agreement would be signed in Bangalore on Friday.

As per the proposal, the contractor should complete the project to upgrade 140 km to the national highway standards in two years. The contractor would own the road for 30 years and collect toll to meet 60 per cent of the cost which he had invested. The State and Union governments would share the remaining 40 per cent of the cost.

Mr. Patil said 52 km of the highway linking Yadgir and Sedam would be upgraded at a cost of Rs. 72 crore and 10 per cent of the cost would be shared by the State. The Chowdapur-Hosur road would be upgraded at a cost of Rs. 79 crore. The State had taken up work on the road from Gulbarga to Chowdapur under the Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project II, and connecting Chowdapur and Hosur would provide upgraded connectivity to Afzalpur, Karajgi, Mashal, Mannur and other towns.
http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/04/stories/2010060451630300.htm"]The Hindu[/URL]

NH 4 - BELGAUM DISTRICT
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NH 4 BELGAUM DISTRICT
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NH 4 BELGAUM DISTRICT
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More to come stay tuned..... :)

^^ ossum pics.. the golden quadrilataral.. cant beleive it is india
seems concrete??

seems concrete??
Yes Concrete road..........

NH4 Belgaum
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NH 4 Belgaum
Mast maley banthu....
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SIX-LANING OF OUTER RING ROAD: WORK IN PROGRESS

Rs. 219 cr. for 32.21 km stretch of road

Mysore, June 12 (RK&KMC)- The work on upgrading the Outer Ring Road (ORR) of the city to six-lane road is in progress.
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Fast emerging as the second biggest city after Bangalore in the State, Mysore, also a popular tourist destination, is witnessing increase in the number of vehicles. Keeping this in mind, the ORR was constructed at a cost of Rs. 50 crore by MUDA during the tenure of Sandesh Nagaraj (presently MLC) as the Chairman.

The four-lane stretch of 7.49 kms distance on the eastern side linking the Mysore-Bangalore highway and the two-lane stretch of 24.72 kms distance will be upgraded to six-lane road (for a total distance of 32.21 kms) under the project.

The ORR upgrading work has been taken up at a total cost of Rs. 21,902.50 lakh under the JnNURM project, for which the Central Government grant is Rs. 17,522 lakh while the State Government and the MUDA will chip in Rs. 2,190.25 lakh each. Presently, the Centre has released Rs. 4,380.49 lakh as the first instalment while the State Govt. and MUDA have released Rs. 547.56 lakh each.

The first phase of the work involves clearing the debris dumped on the right side of the ORR, filling low-lying areas with debris and soil, levelling the elevated portions, etc.

MUDA being the project implementing agency, contract has been awarded to KMC Private Limited, Bangalore, in four packages, with three years’ maintenance contract. The work, started since April 12 last, is expected to complete by Feb. 2011. Though Rs. 219 crore was earmarked for the project, the construction company has come forward to complete the work for Rs. 210.84 crore, it is learnt.

A sum of Rs. 2 crore will be spent on removing the existing metal streetlight poles from the road side and erecting them at the centre of the ORR and another Rs. 1 crore for shifting the concrete poles, work on which will be taken up under CHE-SCom supervision.

MUDA has prepared a Detailed Project Report for the stretch of ORR from Nanjangud Road to Bannur Road, which remains incomplete owing to land acquisition problems.

The Report will be submitted to the State Govt. shortly for approval, it is learnt. Once approved, the ORR would form a complete circle of six-lanes, for which another Rs. 100 crore is needed.

Salient features of the project

Three-lane roads of 11 metres width on either side of existing ORR, 5.50 metre wide service road, 3 metre wide central median, 1.50 metre wide intermediate median on either sides, utility crossing at every 500 metre distance, bus shelters at every 2 kms distance, 3.10 metre wide footpath on either sides, street lights along the median, paving blocks and protection works at the junctions and inter-junctions, 1x1.20 metre intermediate drains, 69 CD works and three bridges.

SOM
wow Mast Mysore :banana:

Mysore ring road-Completed 6 laning underway* -JNNURM funded
Bellary ring road - Completed 4 laned and 2 laned
Gulbarga ring road- Completed 4 laned
Hubli-Dharwad- ring road not possible*
Davangere- ring road completed I guess
Hassan ring road completed
Belgaum ring road-Master plan ready
Mangalore ring road- Plan ready??
shimoga ring road -U/C
Bijapur ring road-completed-few stretches not touched

r u sure? any source?

r u sure? any source?

Yes dear,You may type them all in Google and check yourself. ;) I have posted pics/news articles of Gulbarga,Hassan,Mysore,Bellary ring road completion.
Bijapur,Shimoga,Davangere ring roads- U/C google them.
Belgaum my Home town- Ring road master plan ready,things are moving fast in Belgaum after it was accorded unofficially the second capital status.I want GOK to treat Belgaum like a pampered Kid like how it raised bangalore :lol:

Akash,

But I heard the Belgaum ring road matter is in court

Why is it so?The only recent news I heard was that Master plan is ready.Bauxite road is being upgraded as an integral part of the project.

Belgaum ring road planned in two phases.
1) Hindalga-Peeranwadi-Halga
2) Hindalga-Kakti-Halga

Total ring road length 38 kms.
Ring road breadth 100 feet
285 acres of land needed
Rs.1425 lakh for land acquisition
Ring road total expenditure Rs.30 crores(2006 rates)

* NHAI to be entrusted with the work
* The move is aimed at widening the roads to four-lane ones
* World Bank aid likely for developing 826 km of State highways

MANGALORE: The State Government will transfer 2,000 km of national highways to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) within the next two years for widening, according to N. Lakshman Rao Peshve, Secretary, Public Works Department.

They would be transferred in a phased manner for upgrading them into four-lane roads and maintaining them, he said and added that so far, 1,500 km of national highways had been handed over to the NHAI.

Roads in the State have been categorised into village roads, major district roads (MDRs), State highways and national highways.

Mr. Peshve said that the State Cabinet had recently decided not to declare village roads as MDRs and the latter as State highways in future unless they are physically upgraded to the specified standards.


He said that the State had 53,000 km of MDRs and 21,000 km of State highways. Only 8,000 km of State highways were two-lane, he said.

The State proposed to upgrade the remaining stretches of State highways into two lanes in a phased manner with external funds and under public-private partnership. Stretches with high traffic flow would be developed first.

The State was likely to get World Bank aid for widening 826 km of State highways and Asian Development Bank funds to widen 650 km of State highways in this fiscal.

It had been proposed to widen 1,300 km of State highways under the PPP model, he said.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/13/stories/2010061363810300.htm)

In 2006 a Jaipur based company was awarded the contract but even before the work could commence the urban development ministry cancelled the contract and gave it to state road Development Corporation. And here it all began, the never ending story of court cases and we having to wait for a period not known.

The Jaipur Company rushed to the High court and the court stood by the Jaipur based company. After this citizens felt now all will be good, but it was not to be, the Belgaum authorities challenged the court decision in a higher court. And still the matter is under hearing. When it will be heard and when it will be disposed is not known

Source : AllAboutBelgaum.com

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/13/stories/2010061363810300.htm)

Does it include Mysore - Nanjangud - Chamrajnagar ?

Does it include Mysore - Nanjangud - Chamrajnagar ?

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=56974987&postcount=42

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=56974987&postcount=42

Thanks and YAY!! :banana:

A new road will be built between Davangere and Harihara to avoid two railway crossings.
Also new bridge will be built between Harihar and Kumarapattanam.
- MLA of Harihar B P Harish at a press conference.

Source: Sanjevani 19.06.2010, click Davangere on the left pane.

:banana:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/santoshfs/4714581090/

NH-4 update:

Had gone to haveri on June 10th. Work is going on bridges near Haveri and Ranebennur. It may not meet the July 2010 deadline, may take few more days.

Updates from NHAI website(Upto May 31, 2010):

http://nhai.org/NH4_Mumbai_Chennai_english.htm

http://nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm#

http://www.flickr.com/photos/santoshfs/4714373427/

Thanks for those updates sfs :cheers:

Davangere-Harihar two railway crossings because of poor planning.

http://picasaweb.google.co.in/santoshfs/General#5484569498815643138

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Thankyou sfs for the sketch,you may enclose the picture url between and ,to share the pic here.

Thank u Akash. I was trying the same. But could not get it right.:ohno:

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Thankyou sfs for the sketch,you may enclose the picture url between and ,to share the pic here.

The brainlessness of some Smart Alecs .. :rolleyes:

Bangalore-Chennai express highway coming soon

Express News Service (http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/bangalore-chennai-express-highway-coming-soon/183019.html)
First Published : 20 Jun 2010 03:55:32 AM IST
Last Updated : 20 Jun 2010 09:29:07 AM IST

BANGALORE: The Union Ministry of Surface Transport has given its approval to upgrade 4,900 KM of state highways to national highways, besides clearing the long pending six lane express highway between Bangalore and Chennai.

Government sources said that these issues were discussed and finalised at a meeting attended by Chief Minister B Yeddyurappa with the Union Surface Transport Secretary Brahmadutt on Saturday.

"It was decided that the Bangalore Chennai express highway should be completed in about three years and the upgradation of state highways into national highways in about four years," sources said.

Five important roads that are part of the upgradation are Bidar-Srirangapatna (608 KM), Bangalore-Gouribidnur (80 KM), Belgaum-Mehboobnagar (330 KM), Tadas-Shimoga (186 KM) and Kumta-Anantapur (315 KM).

@Akash
Express News Service
First Published : 20 Jun 2010 03:55:32 AM IST
Last Updated : 20 Jun 2010 09:29:07 AM IST

BANGALORE: The Union Ministry of Surface Transport has given its approval to upgrade 4,900 KM of state highways to national highways, besides clearing the long pending six lane express highway between Bangalore and Chennai.

Government sources said that these issues were discussed and finalised at a meeting attended by Chief Minister B Yeddyurappa with the Union Surface Transport Secretary Brahmadutt on Saturday.

"It was decided that the Bangalore Chennai express highway should be completed in about three years and the upgradation of state highways into national highways in about four years," sources said.

Five important roads that are part of the upgradation are Bidar-Srirangapatna (608 KM), Bangalore-Gouribidnur (80 KM), Belgaum-Mehboobnagar (330 KM), Tadas-Shimoga (186 KM) and Kumta-Anantapur (315 KM).
About time, you think so?

@Akash

About time, you think so?

Not sure about that,but atleast the Union Ministry has cleared the proposal,Karnataka is severely lagging in Railway density(far below national average),by mooting up the Roadway infrastructure atleast, Centre has shown some concern towards the state's logistic infra and its a good sign.

Harihar-Kumarapatnam bridge

Nice to hear that Rs. 15 crore is allotted to reconstruction of this bridge. If this bridge is rebuilt, vehicles from Davangere can take this route(Harihar-Ranebennur section) to reach Haveri and save time. Movement of heavy vehicles was prohibited on this bridge about two decades ago.

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Not sure about that,but atleast the Union Ministry has cleared the proposal,Karnataka is severely lagging in Railway density(far below national average),by mooting up the Roadway infrastructure atleast, Centre has shown some concern towards the state's logistic infra and its a good sign.

True that..
Harihar-Kumarapatnam bridge

Nice to hear that Rs. 15 crore is allotted to reconstruction of this bridge. If this bridge is rebuilt, vehicles from Davangere can take this route(Harihar-Ranebennur section) to reach Haveri and save time. Movement of heavy vehicles was prohibited on this bridge about two decades ago.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4717492552_a7608c2603_m.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4717506076_5f4d3e6fda_m.jpg

Can I have a GMaps link or an enlarged pic? Can't make head or tail..

Harihar-Kumarapatnam bridge

Nice to hear that Rs. 15 crore is allotted to reconstruction of this bridge. If this bridge is rebuilt, vehicles from Davangere can take this route(Harihar-Ranebennur section) to reach Haveri and save time. Movement of heavy vehicles was prohibited on this bridge about two decades ago.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4717492552_a7608c2603_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4717506076_5f4d3e6fda_b.jpg

Srikanth here it is,sfs has resized them.Thanks sfs for the sketches.

Can I have a GMaps link or an enlarged pic? Can't make head or tail..

Srikanth,

Now i edited and posted the images in the same.

Thanks Akash, sfs.

SH 76 is gettin a boost. A bridge being upgraded, and a bypass being built. Where does the Road start and end?

Where does the Road start and end?

If you are talking about SH-76, here is the list.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_State_Highways_in_Karnataka

I have no clue, if you are talking about bypass road on Davangere-Harihar section to avoid crossings.

If you are talking about SH-76, here is the list.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_State_Highways_in_Karnataka

I have no clue, if you are talking about bypass road on Davangere-Harihar section to avoid crossings.

Yep.The very same.

Sunshine on Sunday helps road, flyover, demolition works
NH road works on war footing in B C Road
Bantwal, June 20, DHNS

As per the order of Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj, movement of vehicles were completely banned from B C Road Circle to Polali Cross on Sunday, to facilitate the work on road widening, flyover and to drain off slush that has been causing inconvenience to the pedestrians and pave way for concreting of the road.


http://www.deccanherald.com/images/editor_images/June%202010/June%2021%202010/bc-road.jpg
Demolition drive: Illegal buildings being demolished in B C Road on Sunday. The illegal buildings which were coming in the way of widening the roads in B C Road were also razed to ground. Police had placed the barricade at B C Road Circle and Polali-Kaikamba entrance arch by 8 am on Sunday. As soon as the works began, the slush piled up in the highway was drained off and later concrete was laid. On the other hand, NHAI team demolished the shops using JCBs. Some shop keepers had voluntalry evicted their shops.

When Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj visited the spot at 2 pm, some shop owners tried to convince him, for which the DC said that “no concession will be given to those who have constructed buildings on government land.” MP Nalin Kumar kateel, MLA Ramanath Rai also visited the spot and interacted with the shop owners.

Only emergency services like ambulance, fire-service vehicles and the vehicles carrying marriage parties were allowed to ply on the highway. It may be recalled that the pedestrains had expressed their anguish over the slush and other such frequent problems faced on the highway recently by sowing seeds on the road. Meanwhile, the city-based vehicles from Uppinangady, Puttur and Bantwal areas were asked to take a diversion at Melkar Junction and proceed on Konaje- Tokkottu stretch. The highway wore a deserted look owing to the ban on movement of vehicles. A peepal tree which was providing shade to the passengers for the last 50 years was also felled on Sunday. As the rains gave a break on Sunday, the concreting of the road was undertaken without any problem.


Road may be closed on Monday too

The work on the road will continue on Sunday night too. “If the work on concreting of the road, demolition of buildings can not be completed by 8 am on Monday, then the ban will be extended,” said the DC. The ban on movement of vehicles ends on 8 am on Monday as per his earlier orders.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/76509/nh-road-works-war-footing.html)
Demolish all illegal structures.

Sunshine on Sunday helps road, flyover, demolition works
NH road works on war footing in B C Road





DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/76509/nh-road-works-war-footing.html)
Demolish all illegal structures.

Which NH would this be?

Buildings at BC Road razed for road-widening

Staff Correspondent

Demolition was taken up amid tight police security

Traffic on the stretch had been banned on Sunday

— PHOTO: R. Eswarraj
http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/21/images/2010062160550301.jpg
DEVELOPMENT:People gather around the authorities who had come to inspect the demolition of certain structures at BC Road, near Mangalore, Sunday.

BC Road (Dakshina Kannada): The authorities on Sunday demolished portions of several shops and other structures on both sides of the National Highway 48 at BC Road town, about 30 km from here.

The move was aimed at enabling the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to widen the highway and complete the ongoing works on a flyover there.

The demolition was carried out amid tight police security. As a precaution, electricity supply to the town was cut off from 9 a.m. The district administration had banned the traffic between Polali Crossroad Junction and Dharmasthala Crossroad Junction. People who had gathered at the demolition site appeared to be happy. Vinayak from Bantwal said that road construction could not be halted for the sake of a few shopkeepers.

Seetharam, a driver who travels along the highway regularly, said: “This stretch gets blocked every day. From now on, my job will become easier.” Some of the buildings there were constructed decades ago.

“My father renovated this building 45 years ago and started a lunch home. The Government has given me adequate compensation (Rs. 7.45 lakh). I may not find another equally well-located as this one,” said Rajesh Nayak, after his restaurant was demolished.

Deputy Commissioner V. Ponnuraj visited the spot.

The NHAI also strengthened the shoulder portions of the highway on both sides of a 500-m stretch on Sunday.

P.N. Gawasane, Project Director, NHAI, Mangalore, told The Hindu “Shoulder portions of the highway have been temporarily raised on specific request by the local people and district administration for the convenience of pedestrians.”

Mr. Gawasane said that work on laying the service roads on both the sides of the highway would begin on Monday.

The police diverted traffic, bound for Puttur, Dharmasthala and Uppinangady and vice versa at Mahaveera Circle in Mangalore to an alternative route that passes via Thokkottu, Konaje and Mudipu to reach Melkar on NH 48.

However, vehicles bound for BC Road were allowed to ply on NH 48 till Polali Crossroad Junction.
The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/21/stories/2010062160550300.htm)
VERY GOOD :applause:

There is no way on this State Highway

While the Government has been showcasing the State as an investment destination, roads, an essential infrastructure for industrial progress, continue to remain underdeveloped. The state highways, district major roads and even the National Highways passing through the State are in dire need of a facelift.

A stretch of Konanur-Makutta state highway bordering Hassan district provides a classic example of the poor road infrastructure in the State. The official apathy could be gauged from the fact that people had to approach High Court seeking direction for the repair of this 80.33 km stretch. Following court direction, the government, ultimately released a sum of Rs 25 crore to develop only 16 km of the road. The cost has now escalated to Rs 28 crore now. However, the work on 14 km has already been completed and the Public Works Department would take up repair on the remaining two kilometers after monsoons. The state highway passes through Kodagu, identified as a tourist hotspot in Karnataka.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/76550/there-no-way-state-highway.html

Which NH would this be?

NH 48

NH 48

That road needs to be atleast 4lanes. Especially around Shiradi, where it should be extra wide.

Deputy Commissioner sends proposal to the Government.
‘Bypass road from Surathkal to Talapady’
Mangalore: June 22, DHNS:

The Dakshina Kannada district administration has sent a proposal to the government to introduce bypass road connecting Surathkal and Talapady, said Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj.

Speaking at the Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) meeting chaired by District-in-Charge Minister Krishna Palemar, he said, that the proposed bypass road is 30 km long and 45 metre wide.

“It will pass through Kotekar-Konaje-Adyar-Maravoor-Kuloor. It will connect the industrial areas and will also ease the traffic congestion between Talapady and Surathkal.
The proposal has been sent to the Public Works Department,” the Deputy Commissioner said.

Confusion

MLA U T Khader and Ramanath Rai said that there is a confusion between urban and rural areas while conducting survey for the proposed four-laning of road works between Talapady and Nanthur.

They said that there was another proposal before the Union Government to widen the existing Melkar Junction-Mudipu-Konaje-Thokottu Road and the Ministry for Road Transport and Highways are likely to approve the proposal.

Khader said that the district administration should write a letter to the Government to restrict the width of the Melkar Junction-Thokkottu Junction Road to 30 metre to avoid the inconvenience being caused to the public. If the proposed road is widened by 40 metre, then many people will lose their property on the stretch.

Responding to the Deputy Commissioner said that the purpose of widening the road was to create an alternative to the BC Road-Mangalore stretch on NH 48. Khader also alleged that some industrial interests were behind the move to widen this road by 45 metre.

On the concreted roads within the city limits, Khader said that the Mangalore City Corporation authorities have not set right the uneven approach to the newly concreted roads. There are many concreted roads which do not have proper approach. Palemar directed Joint Commissioner to lay inter locks on such uneven approaches at the earliest.
Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Shivashankar, Zilla Panchayat President Santhosh Kumar Bhandary and others were present.
DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/76939/bypass-road-surathkal-talapady.html)

Deputy Commissioner sends proposal to the Government.
‘Bypass road from Surathkal to Talapady’

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/76939/bypass-road-surathkal-talapady.html)

That will be the half-ring-road for Mangalore :banana:
Distance between Surathkal to Talapady is 25km so that can be called peripheral-ring-road instead?

NICE launches Peacock bridge
Bangalore, June 24 DHNS

The Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Limited (NICE) on Thursday inaugurated a bridge and four ramps on the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC), near Hoskerehalli on Mysore Road.
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AT LAST: The NICE inaugurated Peacock bridge near Hoskerehalli on Thursday. DH PhotoThe new bridge named ‘Peacok Bridge’ holds huge monolithic structures of one peacock and four bulls (Nandi). Each bull weighs about eight tonnes.

Stating that building the bridge was his dream, NICE Managing Director Ashok Kheny said: “All litigations surrounding the land in this area have been resolved and we could formally complete the construction of the bridge and ramps.”

“We have cleared tonnes of garbage at this place before building the bridge, an act which was welcomed by people residing in the nearby localities,” he added. Kheny said his scheduled meeting with the chief minister, on Thursday afternoon, to discuss the progress of the BMIC project and preparation of a joint status report on the same was cancelled.

However, he refused to say when the next meeting was scheduled. Similarly, he also declined to comment on the letter written by the former PWD Principal Secretary R B Agawane, alleging NICE of securing 554 acres of excess land for the project’s peripheral road. When questioned about a similar project proposed from Bidar to Bangalore, Kheny said: “We have made a formal proposal to the government and wanted it to be included as part of the Global Investors’ Meet. But the government could not act on it, as it has been decided that PPP models would be implemented on the Swiss Challenge method and amendments to accommodate the same was awaiting the Cabinet’s nod.”

He added that once the project gets approval the travel time from Bidar to Bangalore will be reduced to six hours, as opposed to the present 14-16 hours.

DHNS (http://http://www.deccanherald.com/content/77338/nice-launches-peacock-bridge.html)
Come on Kheny move KM by KM every day 144 days mugasbidu...

NICE launches Peacock bridge


DHNS (http://http://www.deccanherald.com/content/77338/nice-launches-peacock-bridge.html)
Come on Kheny move KM by KM every day 144 days mugasbidu...

I sure hope he is able to build both Bangalore-Mysore and Bangalore-Bidar. Would be a mega asset to both the state and the nation.

Mysore Outer Ring Road Six laning work in progress

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Construction Progress highlights:

Soil leveled and debris removal process underway.
Storm Drain works underway parallely in some stretches.

Near Sharadadevi Nagar road
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Near Basavanahalli

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Moving further towards Hinkal

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Come on Mysore duniya ko dikhao apna infra :banana:

Akash, you have any pictures of near Hebbal Electronics City ? [Nr. Infy Mysore?]


I looked up magadi road on the map.
Once it leaves the city, it goes UP and DOWN, like a mountain road...

I have posted the pics in Mysore city heritage thread. :)

Akash, you have any pictures of near Hebbal Electronics City ? [Nr. Infy Mysore?]


I looked up magadi road on the map.
Once it leaves the city, it goes UP and DOWN, like a mountain road...


16 Floored Hindustan Unilever

The stepped building is the Hindustan Unilever office.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4587810608_8fe2023e0b_o.jpg

source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49183345@N05/4587810608/sizes/o/)
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I posted a pic of L&T SEZ as well :)

I have posted the pics in Mysore city heritage thread. :)

Thanks...
*searches for the search function*

Six-lane highway from Mysore to Bangalore
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Bangalore: Get ready to zip on a sixlane between Bangalore and Mysore.
If state government has its way, Bangalore-Mysore state highway will soon be upgraded from four-lane to six lane but road-users will have to pay a toll.
“We will soon consider to prepare a detailed project report for the construction of a six-lane expressway between Bangalore and Mysore keeping in view the future requirements,” said PWD minister C M Udasi in the legislative council on Tuesday.
Though the government had proposed to construct a four-lane road, the minister yielded to the demand of independent candidate Marithibbe Gowda. Udasi said the road will developed on public-private partnership and it would be toll roads. He said the quality of roads would reduce travelling time and accidents and cut down fuel consumption.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIBG/2010/06/30&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00405&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T

Mysore ring road-Completed 6 laning underway* -JNNURM funded
Bellary ring road - Completed 4 laned and 2 laned
Gulbarga ring road- Completed 4 laned
Hubli-Dharwad- ring road not possible*
Davangere- ring road completed I guess
Hassan ring road completed
Belgaum ring road-Master plan ready
Mangalore ring road- Plan ready??
shimoga ring road -U/C
Bijapur ring road-completed-few stretches not touched

You missed Bidar ring road :)

Mumbai: GMR Infrastructure has tied up debt for its Rs 1,700 crore highway between Hungund and Hospet in Karnataka, said a company official.
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This was the company’s only road project that was pending financial closure. The 99-km project has a debt-equity ratio of 70:30.

“IDBI Bank and Axis Bank have underwritten the loan and they are working on the syndication of the loan,” said the official, requesting anonymity. The interest rate for the loan, which is expected to be in the region of 10.5-11%, is just being finetuned, he said.

He had said earlier closure for the project was likely by the end of this month.

IDBI Bank has also underwritten the loan for GMR’s Rs 2,190 crore Hyderabad-Vijayawada project.

GMR bagged the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) project in February along with New Delhi-based Oriental Structural Engineers.

They hold 51% and 49%, respectively in the build-operate-transfer (BOT)-toll project that has a concession period of 20 years.

GMR, one of the largest highway developers in the country, has six operational highways totalling 421 km. Three are toll-based and rest are on annuity. Three more are in the development stage, including Hungund-Hospet, Hyderabad-Vijayawada and one near Chennai.

With the financial closure for the latest project, GMR can bid for three NHAI projects. According to a new NHAI clause, no developer can have more than three projects pending closure at any point in time.

GMR is in the process of acquiring land for its three projects. “We have acquired 70—80% of the land needed for the Hyderabad project,” the official said.

DNA (http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_gmr-infrastructure-ties-up-funding-for-hospet-highway_1400872)

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Since two days there rain water upto the knee at Sharavathi Bridge. People plying in auto and bikes were getting drenched when big vehicles passed by.

After the rain stopped and water level receded, we can see several potholes and patch works.

What will be the condition of the bridge if it’s not managed properly? Will the people here have to depend on the barge as they used to do in past.

The bridge is completely shattered and people faced problem when it was repaired. Two years ago the bridge was asphalted. But that came off just in six months. There is no proper facility for the water to flow out from the bridge.

Daily lakhs of rupees is collected for the sake of this bridge. Decades have passed by collection hasn’t ended. If money collected in a month was used for the management of the bridge then the condition wouldn’t be worsened.

Public are unsatisfied by the management work of NH department in Honnavar. When the vehicle drivers and agitation committee issued notice to stage protest as NH 206 is fully shattered, then the repair work was started.

Udayavani (http://www.udayavani.com/showstory.asp?news=0&contentid=779457&lang=1)

While the Government has been showcasing the State as an investment destination, roads, an essential infrastructure for industrial progress, continue to remain underdeveloped. The state highways, district major roads and even the National Highways passing through the State are in dire need of a facelift.

once upon a time: A water-filled pothole on Kushalnagar-Siddapur stretch of State Highway 19. dh PhotoA stretch of Konanur-Makutta state highway bordering Hassan district provides a classic example of the poor road infrastructure in the State. The official apathy could be gauged from the fact that people had to approach High Court seeking direction for the repair of this 80.33 km stretch. Following court direction, the government, ultimately released a sum of Rs 25 crore to develop only 16 km of the road. The cost has now escalated to Rs 28 crore now. However, the work on 14 km has already been completed and the Public Works Department would take up repair on the remaining two kilometers after monsoons. The state highway passes through Kodagu, identified as a tourist hotspot in Karnataka.

All season problem

But this is only sample and more is in store. The stretch of this SH-91, which enters Kodagu from Hassan district via Konanuru is an apology for road. Traversing 17 km from Shirangala gate to Kudige in rainy season is a Herculean task. Potholes filled with rain water poses challenge for the road users at every step. The condition is no better in summer. A cloud of dust emanates as soon as a vehicle ‘navigates’ this part of the State Highway. Given the varied problems the road poses, the affected people in the nearby villages too have launched variety of struggles to expose the poor state of the road. They had tied boards bearing the name of each elected representative of the area to animals. It seems, the government is too hard-skinned, as the protests have failed to evoke any response and people continue to bear the brunt.

Proposal gathering dust

The Public Works Department has submitted a Rs 38-crore proposal through Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) for developing this road. As has become the norm, the proposal is gathering dust, while people continue to suffer. The PWD had filled up potholes temporarily last year. The situation is back to square one this monsoon.
A total of eight State Highways pass through Kodagu district. A Rs 25 crore package has been announced for development of roads in this year’s budget too. There could be some respite, if the upgradation is taken up immediately after release of funds.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/76550/there-no-way-state-highway.html)

In a bid to boost the rural economy by creating better road connectivity, the Infrastructure Development Department (IDD) has proposed to the State Government to upgrade/construct a total of 1.26 lakh km of rural roads at a cost of Rs 54,000 crore.

The IDD proposes a multi-tier financial model for funding the mega project with assistance from agencies like the World Bank Group and NABARD, grants from the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yogana (PMGSY) besides joint ventures spread across a period of 10 years.

According to the ‘Comprehensive Development Plan of Rural Roads in Karnataka’, the roads identified for development have been categorised under six classifications.

Four categories

The plan proposes Karnataka Rural Road Development Agency (KRRDA) as the project implementing agency.

The first category involves upgrading of gravel or earth roads to bitumen surfaces in villages with population of less than 1,000 (total road length 27,180 km at a cost of Rs 11,207 crore).

These roads are proposed to be taken up under PMGSY over a period of five years.

The second category involves upgradation of roads in villages with population of more than 500 but less than 1,000 ( total road length 9,678 km at a cost of Rs 3,255 crore), while the third category involves upgrading roads in villages with population of less than 500 (16,770 km at a cost of Rs 4,563 crore).

The upgrading roads are proposed to be taken up under external assistance through World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The comprehensive development plan of rural roads in Karnataka is a part of the Sustainable Infrastructure Action Plan (SIAP), which the State Government submitted to the World Bank group through the Centre.

Under category four of the plan, the Government proposes to provide connectivity among villages including continuity for bus routes, link to pilgrimage, tourist, historic centres.

It involves developing 15,767 km of roads at a cost of Rs 6,461 crore.
These roads are proposed to be taken up through Nabard assistance or through annuity basis.

Multi-connectivity

Besides, a network of 50,480 km of multi-connective road has been identified which would require a funding under joint venture costing Rs 26,833 crore spread over a 10-year period.

For the records, Karnataka has 57,417 habitations covering a population of 3.54 crore which is about 66 per cent of the State population.
The State has around 1.47 lakh km of rural roads, most of which requires upgrading.

* Rural roads will open new markets
* Improved mobility to the rural poor
* Access to economic opportunities and remunerative employment
* Local govts to perform devolved road management activities

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/78469/now-govt-chants-rural-roads.html)

State seeks Centre’s nod for Rs 115-cr project to repair Shiradi Ghat stretch

Having realised the long-term potential of concrete roads over bitumen/asphalt roads, the State is planning to lay concrete roads in the heavy rainfall areas, which are plagued by constant deterioration, including over 100 km stretch on the Western Ghats.

The Karnataka Public Works Department (KPWD) has also written to the Centre seeking its approval to construct concrete roads at a cost of Rs 115 crore on the Shiradi Ghat portion of the National Highway- 48, KPWD Secretary N Lakshmana Rao Peshwe said in a presentation to the industry, a copy of which was accessed by Deccan Herald.
Pointing out that concrete roads have a much longer life span (a minimum of 30-40 years) and have low maintenance costs, he said: “We’ve had concrete roads since the reign of Mysore Kings. The Mysore-Bangalore Road, Mysore City roads and Tumkur- Honnavar Roads had served for more than four decades now.”

Bitumen roads, he said, “cannot sustain in harsh climatic conditions, and rain especially deteriorates such roads...”

On the Shiradi portion of NH-48, he said there are constant complaints from people who use that stretch, and as long as the present structure of road continues to exist there will be no respite.

“The State Government has sent a proposal to the Centre to construct a cement concrete road at an estimated cost of Rs 115 crore and is awaiting the approval.”
Further, he said the Department has already developed a ‘road information system’ with details of road network, soil type, rainfall details, traffic, bridges, the existing surface conditions which will be useful for future development of roads.

Improving connectivity

The Department plans to increase the existing 25,000 km of core road network, comprising national highway and state highway, to 40,000 km by 2020 and to convert these roads to two-lane based on the following criteria: ratio of traffic intensity/capacity, population, existing surface condition, road importance/connectivity, backwardness as per the Nanjundappa report and soil type, the presentation revealed.

To achieve the same, the department proposes to construct 3,250 km of two-lane roads every year during the next 10 years, of which, he said, 25 per cent of the road length in heavy rainfall area is proposed to be concreted.

The Department has already taken up construction of concrete roads in Shimoga, Udupi and Manipal, he said.

Besides, to encourage more private players into investing in construction of such roads, Peshwe said, “It is necessary to increase the existing concession period of 20 years to 30 years to attract private investors to bid for concrete roads.”

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/78481/concrete-steps-upgrade-ghat-roads.html)

Second phase of constructing roads, drains in 222 villages to begin soon
KRRDA begins laying rural roads
Chethan Kumar, July 1, Bangalore:

The Karnataka Rural Road Development Agency (KRRDA) has begun work in constructing concrete internal roads and drains in the rural hinterlands as a part of the State Government’s ambitious project to lay 3,250 km of highways every year for the next 10 years.


KRRDA Chief Operating Officer H S Prakash Kumar said that the work in progress falls under the Suvarna Gramodaya scheme, launched for the comprehensive development of villages.
“With roads and drains part of the ‘pancha (five) sutras’ of the scheme, 1,204 villages were covered under the first phase where internal roads and drains were constructed and the second phase is scheduled to begin soon,” he said.

First phase

Under the first phase of the Suvarna Gramodaya scheme, the agency has already constructed 2,919 km of roads and 3,625 km of drains at the cost of Rs 842 crore.
In the second phase, 222 villages will be covered, while 1,543 villages will benefit from the third phase, he added. He refused to divulge cost estimations of the second and third phase of implementation.

Further, he said the agency has also gone in for some of innovative methods (using newer technology) to save the money spent without compromising on the quality.

“Rural roads do not have as much traffic as urban roads. So, we’ve classified the roads into two – one with considerable traffic and one without it. For roads with traffic, we’ve constructed roads with the 150 mm thickness, while for those without traffic, the thickness will be 100 mm. M 30 grade concrete will be used for all the roads,” he added.

Also, five roads, including one main road from Palanajogihalli village in Doddaballapur taluk were selected for cell-filled concrete where plastic was also used as part of the mixture to give improves sustainabilty and it has worked very well, he added.
Moreover, under the technology demonstration projects, like the above mentioned, a length of 176.49 km at the cost of Rs 86.37 crore has been covered, he observed.
DH News Service (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/78710/krrda-begins-laying-rural-roads.html)
^^ Very true....I have seen tremendous cleanliness in a few villages.

Rs 12 cr allotted to S Kodagu roads

TNN, Jul 3, 2010, 10.16pm IST

MADIKERI: The state government has sanctioned Rs 12 crore for the reconstruction of the inter-state highway in south Kodagu, linking Karnataka and Kerala. But, the work will commence as soon as monsoon is over, disclosed Dharamraj, Virajpet taluk PWD assistant executive engineer.

The main roads to be reconstructed are Ponnampet-Shrimangala and Kutta Road that are linked to Manandavadi, Kerala.

A huge bridge built during the British regime at Poojekal near Kuitta is on the verge of collapse. "Although the work was started by KRDC, they could not continue the project. They have handed over the project to PWD. The PWD has requested the government to sanction Rs 125 lakh for the project," said Dharamraj.

Other major roads that are under progress and will be completed after the monsoon include Kanoor-Kembukolli Road, Birunani-Parakatagerfi Road, Ponnampet-Kanoor Road and Kanoor nittoor Road.
TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Rs-12-cr-allotted-to-S-Kodagu-roads/articleshow/6125531.cms)

The road would be 4 laned until Khanapur and then it will be two laned until Goa border. Further in stage 2 of the project the road would be 4 laned and 6 laned respectively.

The biding process for the same is over but the project has not been awarded to any one yet. The construction time for roads only is 30 months. Provisions for tolling system and toll plaza have been proposed at km 18.835 ( this will be somewhere after Alma Motors near Desur) and km 66.315 (just near Anmod Ghat).

The project Road, Belgaum to Karnataka / Goa Border, the 84.0 km section of NH- 4A, forms a part of the proposed schemes of widening of various National Highway stretches/ corridors to 4/6-lanes under the Prime Minister’s NHDP Phase III programme in the country. This stretch is proposed to be on BOT / DBFOT (Toll) basis.

Two Laning with Paved Shoulder and Four-Laning from km 30.00 to km 81.9 of NH-4A (Immediate Two Laning) and km 0.00 to km 30.00 of NH-4A (Immediate Four Laning) Subsequent Four Laning – from km 30.00 to km 81.9 of NH-4A – Stage Construction from Two Laning to Four Laning .

The project road (NH-4A) starts within Belgaum city limits (near St. Anthony’s Church), runs southward and traverses the districts of Belgaum (Belgaum & Khanapur tehsils) and Uttar Kannada (Supa Tehsil) in the state of Karnataka. The project road ends at the Goa/Karnataka border and is about 84 km long.

The road starts abruptly within Belgaum city (near St. Anthony’s Church) and does not directly link with the existing NH-4 (Pune-Bangalore Road). Traffic from NH-4, destined to Belgaum/ Goa thus has to use the Belgaum city roads prior to switching over to NH-4A to continue its onward journey.

A significant portion of the project road upto Goa/Karnataka border passes through thick reserved forests on either side.

Traffic from NH-4 destined for Belgaum or Goa uses the city roads to join NH-4A. The NH-4 feeds traffic to the project road from the states of Maharashtra (Satara, Kolhapur, Pune etc.), Gujarat and north India.

A number of State Highways link the project road and caters to traffic to & from the surrounding regions. These include:

• SH-54 – From NH-4A Peeranwadi to Jamboti

• SH-31 – Bailhongal – Bagevadi – Khanapur (NH-4A) – Jamboti – Chorla

• SH-30 – From NH-4A Khanapur to Hemmadaga/Anmod on NH-4A

• SH-93 – From NH-4A Khanapur to Linganmatha/ Yellapur

• SH-34 – From NH-4A Ramnagar to Dharwad/ Hubli

• SH-95 – From NH-4A Ramnagar to Supa – Karwar

Belgaum ( Near Fish Market Start) (Km 0+000) – Khanapur (Km26+000)

Khanapur (Km26+000) – Ramnagar (Km 53+000)

Ramnagar (Km 53+000) – Tinaighat (Km 66+000), and

Tinaighat (Km 66+000) – Goa/Karnataka border (End)

Belgaum Bypass

Belgaum is connected to Panaji in the South-West through NH-4A which originates from Belgaum. Origination of NH-4A is within the densely populated residential/ commercial area of the city. This is connected to NH- 4 by a road which criss-crosses through several urban arterial and sub-arterial roads and in the process gets mixed up. On the other hand, a bypass on NH-4 has been constructed through the northern and eastern outskirts of Belgaum, taking off from km 498 and touching down at km 507. This has pushed the NH-4 further away from NH-4A. As mentioned earlier, there is no direct linkage for through traffic between NH-4 and NH4-A. This forces NH-4 bound traffic from NH-4A and the vice versa to enter the congested city of Belgaum, get interrupted by the urban traffic and exit after passing through several major and minor intersections. Clearly, this results in enormous delay and confusion to the through traffic. This weaving is undesirable and calls for comprehensive improvement plan in the form of a Belgaum Bypass.

Belgaum Bypass starts from Km 497.5 of NH-4 (Near Halga) and meets NH-4A at 9.5 having a total length of 9.5 km.

Khanapur Bypass takes off from km 23.2 and merges again with NH-4A at km 28.2 having a total length of 5 km.

Total Project Cost for 4 Laning of Section- I along with 2 Bypasses and 2 Laning with paved shoulder of Section- II & III of the Project Corridor would be Rs. 3,118,902,461.00

Source: The Project report on the Road NHAI

Sourced from Allaboutbelgaum.com (http://allaboutbelgaum.com/infrastructure/details-of-46-laning-of-belgaum-goakarnataka-border-section/)

'Restrict 4-lane road widening to 45 metres'
Udupi, July 13, DHNS:

The Udupi-Dakshina Kannada-Udupi Jilla Rashtriya Heddari 17 Bhooswadina Santhrastara Horata Samithi has demanded that the width of NH 17, which is being converted into a four-lane road from Surathkal to Kundapur should be restricted to 45 metres.

Speaking to presspersons here, Committee Convener Ramdas Nayak said NH 17 spreads 295 kms in Karnataka, 351 kms in kerala, 78 kms in Goa and 51 kms in Maharashtra. The Kerala and Goa governments have submitted a memorandum to NHAI to restrict the acquisition to 45 metres. However, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) which will be converting the 76 km stretch between Surathkal and Kundapur and the 195 km stretch between Kundapur and Karwar to four lanes with a width of 60 metres.

“We will not accept this discrimainatrory policy of the NHAI. In fact, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa had directed the NHAI officials to restrict the width of the highway to 45 metres in urban areas and 60 metres in rural areas.”

“However, the officials had already begun acquiring the land for 60 metres width,” he alleged.

A delegation of the committee along with MLAs, MPs will meet CM B S Yeddyurappa on July 15 and urge him to reduce the width of NH 17 in these two districts to 45 metres.

If necessary, the committee would take a delegation to Prime Minister, he added.
Members of the committee Dr Sukhananda Shenoy, Alen Mendonca, Panduranga Kini, Ananth Rao, Sheela Shetty and others were present.


DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/81208/restrict-4-lane-road-widening.html)

Going by the roads alone, none could visualise that this is a district that is virtually the backyard of the fifth biggest metropolis and the most happening city in the country.

The dilapidated, overcrowded, poorly maintained roads make one wonder if the district is the food-supplying hinterland for the city that is synonymous with outsourcing.

But, there is a sliver of hope. The City Municipal Council has finally decided to utilise the Rs 10 crore sanctioned in 2006 under the Karnataka Municipal Reforms Project (KMRP) to develop roads in the district centre.

After four years, there is now a clear plan for utilising the funds to develop 20 roads, 12 slums and drains. However, there are worse roads in Kolar compared to the 20 identified. But CMC members defend their choice saying the roads were identified four years ago and that roads where underground drainage works are being carried out have been excluded from the list. Residents, however, are not ready to buy that argument.

The roads

Among the roads identified for developing are: Gandhinagar 1st and 2nd main roads; Kanakapalya 5th main road; Bamboo Bazaar road; Tekal main road; road between Petechamanahalli hospital to Chowdeshwari temple; road between Veeranjaneya Nagar to Bypass main road; Shahinshah Nagar to Railway gate; Shafishar to Amero industry; Bangalore road to Sardar Basha Conductor road; Darga Mohallah 2nd cross; K G Mohalla main road; Subbareddy Layout 2nd main road; Antaragange road in Muneshwara Nagar to Khadripura; two roads in Karanjikatte; B M Road to the cemetery; Shaadi Mahal to Mother Theresa School; Phoolshah Mohallah 4th main road; and Gauripete S V Mess Road.

While the plans are elaborate, residents have expressed their doubts over the completion of project considering it is said to begin during the rainy season.

Most CMC members do not have complete information about the roads chosen for development. Amid the confusion, some members have urged the CMC to provide them with complete information about the project to oversee the quality of works. The CMC now needs to take steps to ensure transparency in the implementation of the project.
Whether it will, remains to be seen.


DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/80036/hope-last-road-challenged-kolar.html)

Grass on the other side is truly green (http://www.deccanherald.com/contents/72/district.html)
Bangarpet roads are an embarrassment (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/80026/bangarpet-roads-embarrassment.html)
Cost-cutting by drivers cuts up Malur roads (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/80034/cost-cutting-drivers-cuts-up.html)
National Highway in shambles (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/80031/national-highway-shambles.html)
Rural roads better than urban in Srinivaspur taluk (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/80023/rural-roads-better-urban-srinivaspur.html)

Bangalore: The State Government is contemplating a proposal to concrete around 120 km of roads in the Western Ghats at a cost of Rs. 100 crore during 2010-11, Minister for Public Works C.M. Udasi has said..

Speaking at a seminar on “Concrete roads: focussing on rural and urban concrete roads” organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here on Wednesday, he said the State Government had sent a proposal to concrete Shiradi Ghat portion of the National Highway 48 at a cost of Rs. 115 crore for the Centre's approval.

“Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, we are taking up concreting of another 175 km of roads in other parts of the State at a cost of Rs. 70 crore. The need of the hour is to concrete roads which help reduce wear and tear and fuel consumption. To achieve our target, we may explore the public-private partnership model,” he said.

Overview

N. Lakshmana Rao Peshve, Secretary, Karnataka Public Works Department (KPWD), gave an overview of the plans the department had for 2010-15.

He said that the State had a road network of 2.09 lakh km spread over an area of 1.91 lakh sq km. Around 53 km of State Highways and 49 km of major district roads were concrete roads.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/02/stories/2010070261010500.htm)

Old news:
Konanur-Makutta-Kerala road inaugurated (http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/06/stories/2010060651970300.htm)

NHAI Updates as on June 30.

http://nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm#

New deadline for remaining stretches on NH-4 (Haveri-Tumkur section)

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Web admin has uploaded wrong map for NH4 again. :bash:
http://nhai.org/NH4_Mumbai_Chennai_main.htm

Govt prepares to collect State highway toll

Bangalore, July 15, DHNS

The State Government is in the process of arming itself with the the authority to collect toll for using State highways.

The State Cabinet on Thursday cleared amendments to the Karnataka State Highways Act 1964 providing the State Government with the necessary sanction to collect toll.

Hitherto, the State Government had no statutory powers to collect toll on State highways. The privilege was vested with contractors who had entered into an agreement with the State Government.

“The proposed amendment to Section 19(a) of the Karnataka State Highways Act 1964 will now provide for State Government to collect toll on its own”, Public Works Minister C M Udasi said.

He said the State Government is yet to identify stretches of State highways on which it proposes to impose toll.

A few stretches of State highways taken up for development under Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project (KSHIP) are likely to be short-listed, he said.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/81616/govt-prepares-collect-state-highway.html)

Feasibility report will be ready in 7 months, says Nagaraj Shetty

CDA moots Bajpe-Athrady four-lane expressway
Mangalore, July 16, DHNS

Even as the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is constructing a four-lane highway between Talapady and Kundapur, the Coastal Development Authority (CDA) has suggested a proposal to construct a four-lane expressway between Bajpe airport and Athrady in Manipal.

The expressway starting at Bajpe would pass through Kateel, Moorukaveri, Mundkur, Belman, Shirva and Moodubelle to reach Athradi in Manipal.

Giving details about the same at a press conference in CDA office here on Friday, CDA Chairman B Nagaraj Shetty said the project to be envisaged at a cost of Rs 200 crore will ease the traffic on NH-17. “A number of NRIs hail from Belman, Shirva and Moodubelle.

Besides, a number of students study in Manipal university and other institutions in Udupi district,” he said and added that the expressway will be a boon for several people who arrive at airport from various destinations around the world.


The tenders to conduct feasibilty survey have already been awarded. While the 34-km stretch that comes under Dakshina Kannada district PWD has been awarded to Millennium Global Surveyors in Mangalore at a cost of Rs 13,09,238, the 38 kms stretch that comes under Udupi PWD has been awarded to Mappa in Bangalore at a cost of Rs 15,39,000. “The terms of references are in the final stages and an agreement will be signed with the firms within a month to conduct the feasibility survey,” he said and added that the feasibility report will be submitted to the government within six months after signing the agreement.

Stating that there are bottlenecks at Bajpe, Kateel, Moorukaveri, Mundkur, Belman, Shirva Masjid junction and Moodubelle areas, Shetty said that suitable alternative routes have to be identified.

Fisheries road

Giving details about another major project, that is, development of fisheries concrete road parallel to NH-17 in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts, Nagaraj Shetty said the 325 km long proposed road with an estimated project cost of Rs 900 crore will not only help fisherfolk to quickly transport their catch, but will also help ease traffic on NH-17. “There is a strong need for a parallel road to minimise traffic on NH-17 and Fisheries Road could be best possible alternative,” he opined.

Millennium Global Surveyors have been awarded the tender (estimated cost Rs 67,86,085) to conduct feasibility survey between Mangalore and Baindoor (257 kms) while Design Consortium in Bangalore been received the tender (estimated cost Rs 53,25,000) to conduct survey in Udupi. The terms of reference are in final stages and an agreement will be signment within a month. Both the firms will get a six months time to submit the report, he informed.

Soubhagya Sanjeevini

Yet another project proposed by CDA is “Soubhagya Sanjeevini” wherein the excess water of 14 rivers flowing in three coastal districts (except Payaswini to avoid any possible controversies as it flows to Kerala) will be utilised for drinking, agriculture and industrial purposes. Clarifying that the project is not diversion of river, he said only the excess water from the rivers will be used through pipes to reach the designated areas to make good use of it. “A detailed study of the same will be conducted by a high power committee in two months in which Home Minister, A G Kodgi and former Union Minister Suresh Prabhu will be involved,” Shetty said.

The other projects proposed by the CDA include solar lighting system to five remote villages in the three coastal districts, organising a seminar on “Vision for next 25 to 30 years on planning / development” in September and construction of a building for CDA at Urwa at a cost of Rs 2 crore.

CDA Secretary K Prabhakar Rao, Members Gujjadi Prabhakar Nayak and Sulochana, Manager Praveen Nayak and Adviser Bhasker Shetty among others were present.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/81807/cda-moots-bajpe-athrady-four.html)

Outer ring road in Mysore to be widened to six lanes

Staff Correspondent

— PHOTO: M.A.SRIRAM
http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/19/images/2010071951520301.jpg

Smooth ride:Widening of the outer ring road will ease traffic in Mysore city.

MYSORE: Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has resolved to widen the outer ring road (ORR) here to six lanes instead of eight, as proposed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The amount saved will be used to complete the 9.5-km ORR stretch linking Bannur and Nanjangud roads.

Deputy Commissioner Harsh Gupta, who is also the chairman of MUDA, has asked officials to modify the project proposal and send it to the Government for approval. This was decided during a meet here recently to review the progress of works taken up under JNNURM.

At a recent meeting of the Road Safety Committee, some participants had said that widening of ORR and completion of the Bannur-Nanjangud stretch was important to ease traffic congestion in the city, a press release said here on Saturday. The decision had been taken after studying the traffic that was entering Mysore and taking into account growth of the city. “The decision to widen the road is expected to save Rs. 35 crore,” Mr. Gupta said.
The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/19/stories/2010071951520300.htm)

^^Akash, one thing, is there any real need for widening of the Outer ring road to six lanes?. Whenever I have driven through that road, it was totally deserted. Anyway plenty of land available without much structures built up by the road side.

Last time I drove through that road was during May 2010, on my way from Bangalore to Ooty. The left semicircular quadrants ( Columbia Asia Jn to Ooty road) are fully four laned now. But on the return direction, the other side of the ‘ring’, several stretches were two lane.

I am also advised by my friends in Bangalore not to use this ring road since it takes up much time. I realized it on my return journey from Ooty. It is much easy cutting across the city. After driving through the busy Bangalore roads, I feel like I may even drive blind folded in Mysore, ha ha…

Yes Sudheesh,the road is kind of deserted,may be keeping future traffic growth pattern they are initiating this project of 6 laning.

Heavy vehicles are banned inside the city limits,traffic picks up during the night.-Trucks across Coimbatore,kerala use the ring road to get connected to SH 17 from NH 212.

^^Akash, one thing, is there any real need for widening of the Outer ring road to six lanes?. Whenever I have driven through that road, it was totally deserted. Anyway plenty of land available without much structures built up by the road side.

Last time I drove through that road was during May 2010, on my way from Bangalore to Ooty. The left semicircular quadrants ( Columbia Asia Jn to Ooty road) are fully four laned now. But on the return direction, the other side of the ‘ring’, several stretches were two lane.

I am also advised by my friends in Bangalore not to use this ring road since it takes up much time. I realized it on my return journey from Ooty. It is much easy cutting across the city. After driving through the busy Bangalore roads, I feel like I may even drive blind folded in Mysore, ha ha…

Only journey that takes less time if you cut through city is from bangalore side to ooty side(east to south). Because Mysore ring road doesnt have ring exactly in that quarter arch - where chamundi hills located. :cheers: If you are going from bangalore to mangalore(east to west) etc ring road is best. They can later build quarter peripheral ring road around chamundi hills in future... And six laning cost is very less now, and helpful where currently road is only 2 lanes.
http://www.hampi.in/images/mysore-city-map-1.png

They can later build quarter peripheral ring road around chamundi hills in future... And six laning cost is very less now, and helpful where currently road is only 2 lanes.
http://www.hampi.in/images/mysore-city-map-1.png

They are not going to build it later, but they are going to build that incomplete stretch simultaneously along with 6 laning.
Mysore Ring road was supposed to be 8 laned,they decided to restrict it to 6 lanes and use the savings to complete the Nanjangud-Bannur stretch.I feel it is a wise decision.

Works are underway in full swing :banana:

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Only journey that takes less time if you cut through city is from bangalore side to ooty side(east to south). Because Mysore ring road doesnt have ring exactly in that quarter arch - where chamundi hills located. :cheers: If you are going from bangalore to mangalore(east to west) etc ring road is best. They can later build quarter peripheral ring road around chamundi hills in future... And six laning cost is very less now, and helpful where currently road is only 2 lanes.
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Gentem, thanks for the map. Now I understand why I had taken more time on the return journey. The road goes round in a big semi circle, with deserted areas on both the sides.

Gentem, I had taken less time, driving through the ring road from Bangalore to Ooty. I travelled through the ring road, and as you said, it abruptly ended. I then asked for directions and think drove by the road to Zoo/turf club and then got in to NH 212.

On return direction I took much time, I knew that I was unnecessarily circling, which is evident from the map.

Now I realize that both way, it is better to drive through the city. My local bangalorean friend said that he always does that. When people like us who are not much familiar with Mysore, will be depending on the signages enroute, and go through the ring road.

Govt to upgrade 3,700 km national highways

The government will upgrade around 3,700 kilometres (km) of national highways under the National Highways Interconnectivity Improvement Project at a cost of about Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion).

The project, to be executed by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, would involve double-laning of single-lane highways in eight states in the next three years.

A senior ministry official said around 80 per cent of the funding would come from the World Bank, with the government providing the rest.

The project will help the government achieve its target of building 20 km road a day, set by Union Road Transport Minister Kamal Nath last year. When Nath assumed the charge of the ministry, the pace of construction was as low as 4 km a day, which has improved to over 13 km a day now.

The official said around 33 stretches had been identified in Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Uttarakhand , Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

The first phase of the development would cover 807 km in Bihar, 667 km in Karnataka and 640 km in Himachal Pradesh. The other major gainers would be Orissa (662 km) and Uttarakhand (448 km).

Around 12,000 NHs are still single-lane and the ministry had earlier announced that it would convert all NHs to two-lane, with paved shoulders, in one go.

India has a road network of over 33,00,000 km and 70,000 km of these are national highways.

NHs constitutes only two per cent of the total road network, but carries 40 per cent of the total traffic. Over 15,000 km of NH have been upgraded by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the National Highways Development Programme.

NHAI is also looking at raising $2 billion from the World Bank to fund projects on annuity. In an annuity project, a private developer builds the road and the government pays it in installments.


Rediff (http://business.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/26/govt-to-upgrade-3700-km-national-highways.htm)

The City Municipality began a campaign to clear encroachment on roads in the City on Friday.

The extended roof of two shops were demolished in Pipeline area following which the residents alleged that demolition was being carried out without prior notice. They were supported by some BJP leaders too.

Municipal Commissioner R S Yarrappa said there was no need to issue a notice to demolish illegal construction. A public notice had already been given calling upon people to demolish illegal structures voluntarily. The operation was taken up since the people did not respond, he said. However, he agreed to give a week’s time to clear the encroachments.

Construction of 25-foot width road and three metre depth drainage will be taken up in Pipeline under the funds available from Karnataka Municipalities Reformation Programme. Marking of buildings for road widening will begin from Saturday.

The municipal authorities later instructed to clear the encroachment on Geeta Road. The Commissioner said a 60-foot road will be constructed from Surajmal Circle to Prasanna Venkataramanaswamy temple by widening the present 40-foot stretch. The road will be widened by 10 feet on either side.

The road widening will begin in the City from next Saturday and widespread publicity will be given for the project, the Commissioner said.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/83472/road-widening-kgf-next-week.html)

Raviprasad Kamila

* Draft feasibility report submitted to Union Government

MANGALORE: The proposed widening of the 213-km stretch on the National Highway 13 between Mangalore and Shimoga has taken concrete shape with the Union Government getting a blueprint ready.

The highway is likely to be widened 3 to 5 m to ensure a common width of 10 m all along, including a 1.5-m paved shoulder on either side. It will be a two-lane road with provisions for parking.

A Government-appointed agency on July 16 submitted the draft feasibility report to the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, according to official sources.

The Ministry has identified the stretch of the highway for widening under Phase 4 A of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP).

The highway from Mangalore passes through Kaikamba, Moodbidri, Karkala, Kerekatte, Sringeri, Koppa, Tiirthahalli, Mandagadde and Gajanur to reach Shimoga.

According to the report, the average annual daily traffic on the stretch is 10,811 passenger car units (PCUs).

Sources told The Hindu that the traffic density was far lower than the stipulated 15,000 passenger car units, the benchmark for four-laning.

Options

Sources said that the report had recommended two options for widening the highway: improving it for a design speed of 40 to 50 kmph or 80 kmph. Under the first option, widening will cost Rs. 2.8 crore a km and in the second Rs. 13.17 crore.In the first option, all existing major and minor bridges will be utilised as they are in good condition.

In the second option, the stretch will be designed to achieve 80 kmph in rolling terrain and 50 kmph in mountainous terrain. It will have 22.5 km of viaducts and 4.5 km of tunnels at various locations.The draft has recommended bypasses at four places, including three towns.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/24/stories/2010072458960300.htm)


World Bank aid for conversion of single-lane NHs to double-lane including 667 km in Karnataka (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/World-Bank-aid-for-conversion-of-single-lane-NHs-to-double-lane/articleshow/6206760.cms)

* Work suspended for the last six months for want of a railway overbridge
* Completion date rescheduled to March 2011

Raichur: Work on a 7.5-km bypass road on the outskirts of Raichur has been suspended since the past six months for want of a railway overbridge near Yermarus village on the Raichur-Hyderabad road.

The construction of the bypass road was mooted in 2006 to ease traffic on a stretch of the State highway that passes through the city. It was planned from Askihal to Yermarus village with the aim of diverting heavy vehicles so that they don't enter the city.

The work of constructing the bypass was given to the Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project. The work commenced in February 2006 at an estimated cost of Rs. 15.62 crore and was to be finished in 15 months.

According to Srinivas, Executive Engineer (Raichur Division), K-SHIP, about 90 per cent of the project was now complete. However, the contractor was forced to suspend work as the road had to cross a railway line while linking the State highway near Yermarus village.

Mr. Srinivas said on Thursday that the department had written a letter to the South Central Railway seeking its cooperation in the construction of the overbridge.

K-SHIP has rescheduled the completion date of the project to March 2011.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/24/stories/2010072451820300.htm)

Humps on Mysore highway to go

Home Minister V S Acharya on Sunday promised that his government will do all it can to remove unauthorised and unscientific road humps on the Bangalore-Mysore highway “within less than 50 days.”


Speaking exclusively to Deccan Herald, Acharya said: “It’s a word of honour. I assure you, in a couple of months all unscientific humps will go.”

With this objective in mind, over the past three months, the home minister has shot off letters to all deputy commissioners and superintendents of police of the four districts, through which the highway runs, to take urgent steps to remove the speed-breakers.

Pointing out that the road humps menace “is terrible” in the Bangalore-Mandya stretch, Acharya said the government has taken an initiative to clear the highway of these obstacles despite feet dragging by officials. Three months back, the home minister had tried to have the speed breakers removed, but his efforts came to naught because of bureaucratic slack in Bangalore Rural, Ramanagar, Mandya and Mysore districts.

In the context of the home minister’s missives, Mandya Superintendent of Police Kaushalendra Kumar said: “Letters, identifying the unscientific road humps, were written by the deputy commissioner to the state government. We also promised to assist the agency that was to be given the contract,” Kumar said, indicating that the district authorities’ duty ended with identifying the speed breakers.

Public Works Department sources blame the unauthorised road humps on a nexus of local leaders and subordinate district officials who accord permission for the speed breakers to come up or turn a blind eye. Sometimes, dhaba and hotel-owners get speed breakers constructed. At other times, district authorities bow to the demands of villagers who often times meet with accidents.

Although Acharya denied any nexus, though he did admit that district officials are pushed to a corner by villagers to construct the speed breakers.

Acharya said a proper speed breaker must not be over 10 centimetres, but some of the dangerous ones on the highway have been noticed to go beyond 20 centimetres.

The state highway between Bangalore and Mandya is monitored by the Karnataka Road Development Corporation while the stretch between and Mandya and Mysore is under the supervision of the PWD. Although a stretch of the 131-km highway in Mandya, closer to Bangalore, has about 30 unauthorised humps, the KRDC has done nothing to have them removed.


DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/85480/humps-mysore-highway-go.html)

Ghat roads to be repaired

TNN, Aug 6, 2010, 11.21pm IST

BANGALORE: The bad stretches of ghat roads in the state will have cement topping. Public works department ministerC M Udasi told reporters here that a total of 43-km of cement road would be built on important roads like Shiradi ghat and Agumbe at Rs 100 crore. The other stretches of roads, which are set to get a facelift are: Jog-Bhatkal ; Sirsi - Kumta ; Sirsi - Yellapur ; and Shimoga, Udupi, Mangalore and Hassan link roads.

The minister said that under the Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project, the govenrment would build 634 km of roads at various places in the state.
TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Ghat-roads-to-be-repaired/articleshow/6267175.cms)

^^ Here is more details.

The Karnataka Government would develop 634 km of roads in the State with Rs. 1250 crore loan from Asian Development Bank, Minister for Public Works C.M. Udasi said on Friday.

The 68 km Magadi-Dobasept road, 23 km Pavagada stretch upto Andhra Pradesh border, 108 km Gubbi-Chandrasekharapura were some roads identified, he told reporters here.

14 km from Jagalur upto State Highway No. 19, Padubidri-Karkala on a 27 km length, 53 km Davanagere-Santhebennur, 57 kms of Chennagiri-Birur and 21 km between Badami-Pattadakal will be also taken up, he said.

The government has decided to lay cement roads in Ghat sections of Shimoga, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Hassan spending Rs. 100 crore, he said.

A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting he held here today, in which Home Minister Dr V.S. Acharya, who hails from Udupi district participated.

Mr. Udasi admitted there were pending bills to the tune of Rs. 1,000 crore to contractors in his department as the government executed more works.

He said Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa would chair a meeting here on August 9 to discuss pending bills and to initiate steps to clear them.

The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Bangalore/article555739.ece)

633-km stretch of road to be upgraded (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/86614/633-km-stretch-road-upgraded.html)

All Madikeri roads to be concreted: Bopaiah

Staff Correspondent

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Cutting the ribbon:Speaker K.G. Bopaiah and Madikeri MLA M.P. Appachu Ranjan inaugurating the concrete road from the private bus-stand to Indira Gandhi Circle in Madikeri on Friday.

Madikeri: Speaker K.G. Bopaiah said here on Friday that all roads in Madikeri would be concreted using funds granted by the State Government.

Mr. Bopaiah was speaking after inaugurating the newly laid concrete roads here, along with the Madikeri MLA, M.P. Appachu Ranjan. The first road leads from the private bus-stand to the Indira Gandhi Circle and the other is at the at the Industrial Estate, a link between Kohinoor Road and Patrika Bhavan, a press release said here.

Mr. Ranjan said that the process of establishing the private bus-stand would gather pace after the roads here were concreted.

Madikeri City Municipal Council (CMC) president P.D. Ponnappa said that Rs. 24.62 lakh had been incurred on laying the 150-metre-long and 10-metre-wide concrete road from the private bus-stand to the Indira Gandhi Circle. A sum of Rs. 20 lakh was spent on laying the road at the Industrial Estate.

CMC vice-president Lata Bangera, chairman of the works committee T.S. Prakash, councillors Rani Machaiah, Muneer Ahmad, Unnikrishnan, Chitra Devaraj, Rajesh, Subramani, Pratibha Shetty and Arun Kumar and assistant executive engineer Sadananda were present.
The Hindu (http://hindu.com/2010/08/07/stories/2010080756280300.htm)
Madikeri is damn nice place.

NH widening: re-survey to be conducted

Special Correspondent

PANAJI: A House Committee of the Goa Legislature on Wednesday decided to seek a re-survey of the entire stretch of the proposed widening of the National Highway 17 and National Highway 4A passing through the State in consultation with the MLAs of the respective areas to come out with the exact number of structures that would have to be demolished.

The re-survey will be done taking a 45-metre right of way throughout and 35 metres in congested and built-up areas to avert demolition of age-old religious and other important structures.

This was stated by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Wednesday. He was addressing presspersons in the city after the meeting of the House Committee, which was formed during the recently concluded monsoon session to resolve the grievances raised about the likely large number of demolitions owing to widening of the highways. Minister for Public Works Department Churchill Alemao was present.

The Chief Minister said that re-survey report will be submitted to the Government before August 31. Till that time, land acquisition would be on hold.

Mr. Kamat said that a team comprising Public Works Department (PWD) and National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) engineers and officers of the State Land Survey would take up the re-survey.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/12/stories/2010081251160300.htm)

^^ This seems to be Goa news.

^^

It was listed in Karnataka section of the 'The Hindu', and part of NH4A and NH17 is in Karnataka.

NHAI new project to change face of highway
Bhakti V Hegde

The ambitious four-laning of Surathkal-Kundapur and Nantoor-Thalapady road by NHAI will take off in September, writes Bhakti V Hegde

If all goes well, then the ambitious Surathkal-Kundapur and Nantoor-Thalapady Project of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will take off in September itself. This project of developing a total 90 km of road stretch from Kundapur to Surathkal (75 kms) and from Nanthoor to Talapady (15 km) aims at widening the road and easing out the traffic so that the vehicles, specifically the goods carriers move at 100 km speed.

Giving the overall picture of the project to City Herald, NHAI Project Director Prashanth N Gawasane said that the project is expected to be over by 30 months. The civil work cost is estimated at Rs 674 crore. Another Rs 200 crore has been earmarked for compensation and shifting of the utility. The project will be taken up on Build Operate Transfer (BOT) basis. The project will pass through a total of 63 villages. A total area of 238 hectare private land. All preliminary notification have been done while final notification has been served to 26 villages under the National Highways Act.

The structure

The project will have a bypass of 1.9 km at Mulky and another 3 kms at Padubidri. The Mulky bypass will be on the western side while the Padubidri bypass will be on the eastern side.

The project is divided into two sections. Surathkal-Kundapur is named as Section I while the Nanthoor-Talapady is named the Section II.

Section I will have two vehicular passes, 10 cattle underpass, 10 pedestrian underpass. Six new bridges will be constructed next to the existing 6 major bridges coming under this section. One two-way bridges will be built at Pangala. There are seven minor bridges in this section. Reconstruction of 161 culverts in Section I along with construction of 36 new culverts will be taken up. Section I will have 3 truck temporary parking facilities. As many as 39 bus bays, two toll plazas have been planned in Section I.

Meanwhile, Section II will have two fly overs, one each at Pumpwell and Tokkottu. There will be no vehicular passes in Section II but will have two pedestrian underpass. There are total 9 major bridges in the section including Nethravathi and Thalapady bridge along with three minor bridges. As many as 35 culverts will be reconstructed.

Road over Bridge (ROB) will be put up at Yekkur and one truck bay will be put in this section. As many as 11 bus bays and one toll plaza has been planned.

Hitches

Amidst several oppositions and protests, the land acquisition process is going on. He said that the NHAI has taken all care to plan the path in such a way that educational institutions and religious centres are not affected.

Speaking about Bappanadu Sri Durgaparameshwari temple issue, Gawasane said that the people were initially misinformed that the temple will be eaten away by the project but only a part of the chariot path will be taken away leaving adequate space for the movement of the chariot. Temple will be intact.

Stating that various allegations being lodged against the officials of unnecessarily proposing the width of the road to 60 mts to help real estate dealers, Gawasane said that the project has been planned with a foresight of 30 years.

“The idea behind the project is to facilitate the drivers to take the curves and cover the distance at 100 kms speed without reducing the speed at any point. The project has been implemented after scientific survey and 60 mts road width is necessary. It is not planned with any idea of helping any particular section,” he said. Citing example of the recent mishap in Padubidri, which killed one college student, he said that if the width of the road was wider the student would have not met her end.

Clarification

Gawasane informed that people are often confused about the roads which come under NHAI and tend to make complaints and suggestions about road which does not come under purview of NHAI. Hence, he informed that Surathkal-Nantoor, Nantoor-Padil bypass and Padil-BC Road, summing up to 37.5 km are the only roads coming under NHAI at present.

However, NHAI is sure about the outcome, that the project on completion will surely change the face of the said highway stretch for good.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/88437/nhai-project-change-face-highway.html)

Parking on this road is no joke!
Shyam Sundar Vattam

challenge ‘Parking problem’ is the biggest and most challenging one before the police department. There is an urgent need to find out a solution for this issue before it goes out of hand. First and foremost, cops have to carry out a systematic survey of the capacity of the city to host the number of vehicles, writes Shyam Sundar Vattam
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Of course, you may find everything on D Devaraj Urs Road but not a space to park your vehicle. Finding parking space is the biggest challenge. This problem is prevailing in all growing cities and Mysore is not an exception.

Feel lucky, if your find a space to park your four wheeler on D D Urs Road-an important thoroughfare for shopping in the heritage city of Mysore. With over 100 new vehicles being registered daily in the city, it is posing a problem for the police department to deal with the ever increasing vehicle population. Whatever the parking lots created by the Mysore City Corporation on all important roads will be full during peak hours. Those who take a chance by parking their vehicles in ‘no parking’ zones have to pay penalty to the cops. It is a regular feature to see number of chauffeur-driven cars waiting in front of the parking spaces waiting for the space. The traffic cops, posted on busy roads, lose patience, asking non-parked cars to vacate the place.

Parking problem never bothered citizens all these years. But it aggravated after the city grew beyond everybody’s expectations. From 35,000 vehicles four to five decades ago, it has now reached a few lakhs.

As per the details available at Regional Transport Office, there are above five lakh vehicles in the city of which majority of them are two wheelers followed by cars. Besides, the fact that more than 70,000 to one lakh vehicles pass through Mysore which indicates gravity of the situation. The question whether the city was able to provide parking place for all these years is a big ‘No’ according to Police Commissioner Sunil Agarwal.

‘Parking problem’ is the biggest and most challenging before the police department. There is an urgent need to find out a solution for this issue before it goes out of control. First and foremost they have to carry out a systematic survey of the capacity of the city. A survey, conducted by police department recently, indicated that nearly 70-80 per cent of cars parked on D D Urs Road belong to shop owners on the same street.

Naturally, where is the space for customers vehicles? Of course, the department cannot deny right to park for shop owners since they too are the citizens of the city. But, at the same time they need to care about thousands of customers who visit this road to buy their requirements who are the very people the shop keepers are dependent on, for their business. The theory is simple. If business on D D Urs has to improve, there should be adequate parking place for customers vehicles too, notes Agarwal.

Daily on an average 350-400 two wheelers parked in ‘no parking’ zones are picked up by the traffic cops and they are released only after collecting fine from owners. Two to three vehicles are mainly dedicated for this purpose. Three assistant sub-inspectors are specially assigned to do this job daily. According to statistics, in June alone, the cops have booked 20,822 cases of which 4,242 cases are related to traffic violations. The department collected Rs 23.08 lakh fine on the spot and Rs 88,250 through courts.

Solution is in offing

In fact, there is a solution for the problem of parking, points out K S Raykar, commissioner, Mysore City Corporation. Already, the Union Government has given clearance for the construction of an underground two-level underground parking in an open area in the premises of Sri Rangacharlu Town Hall. The total cost of the project is around Rs 18 crore and tenders are floated for this purpose. It will accommodate more than 500 vehicles in two levels. The work is being taken up out of the funds available under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) scheme. The other multi-level parking lots proposed are in front of Mofussil bus stand, Gaadi Chowk, Vani Vilas Market and Mandi Market. Another parking lot opposite to Mysore Zoo is being planned to be taken up under PPP model. While two proposals are approved and another proposal (opposite Zoo) has been approved in the Standing Committee meeting and will be sent to the State Government seeking permission to float tenders. He said, in total, six new parking lots will be constructed in the city which will solve parking problems to a great extent. The existing Vani Vilasa Market and Mandi Market will be re-built to accommodate 130 and 90 vehicles underground respectively .

The amount required for both these put together is around Rs 15.5 crore. The construction of parking lots at Gaadi Chowk and opposite Mysore Zoo will be taken up in PPP model. The modalities are being worked out in this regard. The cost of multi-level parking lot and commercial complex is planned in front of the zoo and the amount required for it is around Rs 56 crore. Raykar said completion of all these multi-level parking lots may require around two years. “We are hopeful that after that there will be little comfortable in regard to parking problems. It is true that, at present, the MCC has not been able to provide adequate space for parking of vehicles due to increase in the volume of vehicles. Naturally, this has put pressure on police department in dealing with the situation”.

Staff shortage

The police commissioner said for the entire city, there are only three traffic police stations with a staff strength of 160 cops. This has forced to take staff from law and order wing to manage all important circles and junctions. While 50 per cent of the staff belong to traffic wing and the rest from various police stations. There are four traffic outposts headed by sub-inspectors and they are managing the show in their respective limits. There is a need to upgrade them as full-time traffic police stations. The city needs at least another 150 personnel to manage the show. Already, proposals have been sent to the State Government for allotting four more traffic police stations for Mysore. The department is anticipating a positive response in this regard.


DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/88488/parking-road-no-joke.html)

‘DPR to be prepared to develop Agumbe ghat’
Mangalore, August 19, DH News Service:

A detailed project report (DPR) will be prepared for the soil anchor technology for the development of curves on Agumbe Ghat road and thus allow the movement of all types of vehicles on the road.


According to a press release from PWD, Ports and Inland Water Transport Mangalore Circle Superintending Engineer B S Balakrishna, the road in this ghat passes through thick reserve forests. Hence, permission will be taken from all the departments concerned and the curves will be developed.

He said that the DPR is also being prepared for the development of 3.5 km Pushpagiri, Vindyagiri Ghat road at the cost of Rs 9.5 crore in Kodagu district.

The 8.2 km state highway which passes through Agumbe Ghat has 14 hairpin curves with the width of road being 5 metre to 6 metre. Accordingly, only mini buses and light vehicles are allowed to move in the region.

The government had already released Rs 18 crore for widening the curves and allow the movement of all types of vehicles. Alcon company has been asked to prepare a detailed technical report in this regard. To get technical opinion, IISc retired professor Prof B R Srinivas and Supertending Engineer B S Balakrishna visited the ghat region and have come to a conclusion that soil anchor technology can be used for allowing the movement of all types of vehicles using small portion of land.

The state highway 26 and 52 connects Udupi district and passes through Nagodi and Balebare Ghat road. To find a permanent solution to the road, it had been decided to concrete all the ghat roads, which will be undertaken in phases.

The detailed project report will be prepared for the development of 8 km Nagodi Ghat road at the cost of Rs 20 crore and 4.5 km Balebare ghat road at a cost of Rs 10 crore. The remaining part of the road will be developed after the goverment sanctions funds. The selected areas will be developed on wet taping model.
DH News Service (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/90023/dpr-prepared-develop-agumbe-ghat.html)

God, National "Highway" 17 in Dakshina Kannada is the biggest joke in the world.:ohno:

The ambitious four-laning of Surathkal-Kundapur and Nantoor-Thalapady road by NHAI will take off in September, writes Bhakti V Hegde


If all goes well, then the ambitious Surathkal-Kundapur and Nantoor-Thalapady Project of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will take off in September itself. This project of developing a total 90 km of road stretch from Kundapur to Surathkal (75 kms) and from Nanthoor to Talapady (15 km) aims at widening the road and easing out the traffic so that the vehicles, specifically the goods carriers move at 100 km speed.

Giving the overall picture of the project to City Herald, NHAI Project Director Prashanth N Gawasane said that the project is expected to be over by 30 months. The civil work cost is estimated at Rs 674 crore. Another Rs 200 crore has been earmarked for compensation and shifting of the utility. The project will be taken up on Build Operate Transfer (BOT) basis. The project will pass through a total of 63 villages. A total area of 238 hectare private land. All preliminary notification have been done while final notification has been served to 26 villages under the National Highways Act.

The structure

The project will have a bypass of 1.9 km at Mulky and another 3 kms at Padubidri. The Mulky bypass will be on the western side while the Padubidri bypass will be on the eastern side.

The project is divided into two sections. Surathkal-Kundapur is named as Section I while the Nanthoor-Talapady is named the Section II.

Section I will have two vehicular passes, 10 cattle underpass, 10 pedestrian underpass. Six new bridges will be constructed next to the existing 6 major bridges coming under this section. One two-way bridges will be built at Pangala. There are seven minor bridges in this section. Reconstruction of 161 culverts in Section I along with construction of 36 new culverts will be taken up. Section I will have 3 truck temporary parking facilities. As many as 39 bus bays, two toll plazas have been planned in Section I.

Meanwhile, Section II will have two fly overs, one each at Pumpwell and Tokkottu. There will be no vehicular passes in Section II but will have two pedestrian underpass. There are total 9 major bridges in the section including Nethravathi and Thalapady bridge along with three minor bridges. As many as 35 culverts will be reconstructed.

Road over Bridge (ROB) will be put up at Yekkur and one truck bay will be put in this section. As many as 11 bus bays and one toll plaza has been planned.

Hitches

Amidst several oppositions and protests, the land acquisition process is going on. He said that the NHAI has taken all care to plan the path in such a way that educational institutions and religious centres are not affected.

Speaking about Bappanadu Sri Durgaparameshwari temple issue, Gawasane said that the people were initially misinformed that the temple will be eaten away by the project but only a part of the chariot path will be taken away leaving adequate space for the movement of the chariot. Temple will be intact.

Stating that various allegations being lodged against the officials of unnecessarily proposing the width of the road to 60 mts to help real estate dealers, Gawasane said that the project has been planned with a foresight of 30 years.

“The idea behind the project is to facilitate the drivers to take the curves and cover the distance at 100 kms speed without reducing the speed at any point. The project has been implemented after scientific survey and 60 mts road width is necessary. It is not planned with any idea of helping any particular section,” he said. Citing example of the recent mishap in Padubidri, which killed one college student, he said that if the width of the road was wider the student would have not met her end.

Clarification

Gawasane informed that people are often confused about the roads which come under NHAI and tend to make complaints and suggestions about road which does not come under purview of NHAI. Hence, he informed that Surathkal-Nantoor, Nantoor-Padil bypass and Padil-BC Road, summing up to 37.5 km are the only roads coming under NHAI at present.

However, NHAI is sure about the outcome, that the project on completion will surely change the face of the said highway stretch for good.


www.deccanherald.com/content/88437/nhai-project-change-face-highway.html

The ambitious four-laning of Surathkal-



www.deccanherald.com/content/88437/nhai-project-change-face-highway.html

I am all for a proper 60 metres highway keeping in mind the requirements over the next 20-30 years. In our country thousands of people die every day mainly due to poor condition of roads , overspeeding and overtaking at bends.If you agrree for 45 then someone else will agitate for 30 metres highways as as been happening in Kerala.

I am writing this because there have been demands to reduce it to 45 metres which I find ridiculous. In Kerala they have requested 30 metres but the UPA govt have clearly and rightly said that they will not fund any highway of 30 metres width and such roads will not get NH status.

NHAI Updates as on 31 July 2010

http://nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm

http://nhai.org/NH4_Mumbai_Chennai_main.htm

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NHAI Updates as on 31 July 2010

http://nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm

http://nhai.org/NH4_Mumbai_Chennai_main.htm

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Nice update :applause: Sept 10 deadline means it will finish at least by this year end :lol: Tumkur bypass should help though started late..

BANGALORE: The state government is providing Rs 15 crore to fill up potholes formed due to incessant rain in the state. After reviewing the flood situation in the state here on Monday, chief minister B S Yeddyurappa told reporters that Karnataka is expected to receive heavy rains for another five to six days.

He announced a grant of Rs 2 crore to fill up potholes in Gulbarga, which is receiving continuous rain. He added that Rs 2 lakh grant will be released to each flood-affected gram panchayat for immediate rehabilitation. Yeddyurappa said five relief camps - three in Bellary and one each in Davanagere and Gadag - have been set up to rehabilitate rain-affected people. He said the total loss due to rain in the state was estimated at Rs 149 crore, excluding losses at Bidar and Gulbarga in the last few days.

The CM added that appropriate action was being taken to check the spread of epidemics. "Later, we will also take measures to help farmers grow alternate crops," he said.

Another instalment of Rs 169 crore for the Aasare Scheme was also sanctioned. This is to provide basic infrastructure at newly formed layouts and villages. "This would benefit 269 villages," Yeddyurappa said.

Rain fury

Total material loss - Rs 149 crore

Excess rainfall - 117 hoblis

Loss of human life - 20

Loss of livestock - 52

Partially damaged houses - 8,198

Damage to crops - 1.03 lakh hectare

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Rain-ravaged-roads-will-get-Rs-15-crore-facelift/articleshow/6464785.cms

Four lane work is in full progesss in the NH48 between Nelmangala and Kunigal. Currently the road condition is in a bad shape with many diversions. Hope in another 2 years it would get complete.

The Shiradi ghat is in a pathetic shape again. The entire repair done to this road has been washed away. The same old story repeats.

And NH 17, NH 13 needs to be renamed as village roads. They are just unfit to be called as a national highways.

And NH 17, NH 13 needs to be renamed as village roads.

Then they will come under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. :lol:

Surathkal, September 1, DHNS:
Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj directed Ircon company officials and NHAI to complete the four-laning of NH 17 at the earliest.


The work on railway over bridge at Baikampady will be carried out jointly by NMPT, Railway department and Ircon company. He directed the officials concerned to complete the work in Surathkal and Kulur flyover.

He also directed to evict illegal buildings which are coming in the way of road widening. He asked the officials to remove the pipeline near Kottara and provide a service road at the earliest.

NHAI Project Officer Prashanth N Gawasane said that the tender process is on for the proposed overbridge at Baikampady and B C Road and underbridge at Padil. One year time has been given for the completion of the work.

The DC received grievances from the public. Mayor Rajani Dugganna, Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh were present.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/93240/complete-4-laning-nh-17.html

* It will be taken up at a cost of Rs. 10,000 crore
* Plan to improve sanitation in villages to be implemented
* State Government plans to hold GIM soon to attract investments in agricultural sector

TAJ SULTANPUR (GULBARGA DISTICT): Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has said that the Government proposes to take up a massive road infrastructure development project in the State at a cost of Rs. 10,000 crore.

Taking a break from his campaign schedule, Mr. Yeddyurappa told The Hindu on Monday that a team of officials was preparing a blue print for the proposal. It would cover all major district and village roads under the purview of the zilla panchayats, he said.

The Chief Minister said the Union Government had agreed to foot part of the project costs in rural areas of the State, while the Government had proposed to raise the rest of the funds.

“In all probability, the scheme for comprehensive improvement of the road network in rural areas will be taken up from the next financial year,” he added.

At present, the road network in rural areas, especially in some north Karnataka districts, was bad. The Government wanted to correct this, he said.

Sanitation

Mr. Yeddyurappa said that along with improvement of the road network, the State Government also proposed to launch a massive drive to improve sanitation in villages by constructing toilets.

GIM for agriculture

Following the recent Global Investors' Meet (GIM) in Bangalore, Mr. Yeddyurappa said the State Government proposed to hold a similar GIM in January 2011 to invite global investments in the agricultural sector.

The GIM would be held in Bangalore and global industries in the farm sector would be invited to participate in the meet to explore the possibility of investing in the agro-based industries. “The exclusive GIM for the agricultural sector would give a much-needed boost to it and improve the economic conditions of farmers,” the Chief Minister said.

Budget increase

Mr. Yeddyurappa, who holds the Finance portfolio, said the State would witness an increase in the size of the budget next year. The State would see a jump of at least Rs. 10,000 crore in the budget, he said.

The major portion of the increased budget would be invested in the irrigation and infrastructure sectors.

“I am also confident that the efforts initiated by the Government to increase power generation and improve infrastructure in the State will bear fruit after three years. The people who are criticising this Government will praise it then,” Mr. Yeddyurappa said.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/07/stories/2010090756040300.htm)

Till now this project is not launched? When will it be launched?

BANGALORE: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to build four-lane highways, literally cutting across five national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the state. The plan also includes the Bandipur Tiger Reserve wherein currently, the High Court has imposed a night traffic ban.

According to the NHAI proposal, around 3,000 km of national highways in the state would be developed as four and six-lane roads on a public private partnership (PPP) basis under the National Highways Development Programme (NHDP) scheme.

The plan also specifies that around 1,491 km of national highways would be built by the state Public Works Department with assistance from the World Bank. The project has also received a signed support from the state government. In all, around 15 national highways of the state would be developed as four-lane and six-lane highways.

However, around five national highways fall under national parks and wildlife sanctuaries.

National highways like 13 (Solapur to Mangalore, through the forests of Shimoga, Sringeri and Karkala), 67 (Mettupalyam to Gundlupet), 234 (Mangalore to Mulbagal, cutting through Belthangady and Mudigere) come under the Someshwara and Mookambika wildlife sanctuaries.

And National Highways 212 (Kozhikode to Kollegal) and 209 (Bangalore to Dindigul through Chamarajnagar) come under the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. In the case of Bandipur, after consistent lobbying by conservationists, the High Court of Karnataka imposed a ban on night traffic.

“The highway authorities will need a clearance from the state and national wildlife board and later from the Supreme Court,” said Sanjay Gubbi, assistant director for Centre for Wildlife Studies. “Principal secretary PWD V Umesh had sent us a proposal in this regard,” informed Secretary, Forest, Ecology and Environment, Nagaraj Hampoole.

“We have directed them to obtain permission from the national wildlife board,’’ he said.

When contacted, Secretary PWD, Lakshman Rao Peshve said the matter has been exclusively dealt by Umesh and that he had nothing to comment on it in this regard.

Principal Secretary Umesh was not available for comment as he is on a visit to Brazil.

EB (http://expressbuzz.com/states/karnataka/nhai-plans-highways-through-five-national-parks/204899.html)

MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said that a special meeting will be convened to discuss on the reapair of Baikampady overbridge and the construction of new bridge by inviting Deputy Commissioner, NMPT officials, railway and police officials at the earliest.

Speaking after inspecting the bridge at Baikampady , he said that Union Minister for Surface Transport had assured to complete the work from Kottara to Surathkal by December. The delay in the land aquisition process led to the delay in the completion of the work. As the vehicle users park their vehicles haphazardly causing road block on NH 17, the police should take measures to reduce the block, he said.

“I had submitted an action plan for the development works worth Rs one crore to be undertaken under MP Fund. However, owing to the negligence of the officials, the works could not be implemented. There are all possibility of funds being sent back to the Centre.”

There is a plan to construct international level sports hostel in the district. “Owing to the scarcity of land in Mangalore City Corporation limits, we are planning to set up the hostel in Puttur,” he said and added that about 25 acre land has already been identified in Puttur.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/95136/bad-roads-mp-convene-meet.html)

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Udayavani (http://www.udayavani.com)

Work is progressing pretty fast on this tsretch between---Sathagalli and Siddhartha nagar

There is provision for service lane as well....:banana:---It will beat even Bangalore's outer Ring road Just wait and watch :gunz:

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Bangalore - Hassan Road

The Peenya road is almost ready

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NICE Road - To avoid Nelmangla road

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Magadi - Kunigal road

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Kunigal - Hassan road

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Some places road work still going on

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Use of latest Machinery

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Bangalore - Hassan Road


Some places road work still going on

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Thanks for the pics :applause:

About how many km of road work is on? Leave white marking, finishing touches etc. how long road still not motorable?

I think this road traffic will pick up once bangalore-nelamangala expressway opens :cheers:

Thanks for the pics :applause:

About how many km of road work is on? Leave white marking, finishing touches etc. how long road still not motorable?

I think this road traffic will pick up once bangalore-nelamangala expressway opens :cheers:

While coming from Hassan side we took the Nelmangala route, the road is almost 60% complete between Chennrayapatna and Nelmangala.

In few places road work has still not started, but where the road works were going on last year is almost complete other than finishing touches. The road is very motorable and you can easily reach 120-140KM speed.

But be careful of KSRTC buses, they come in incoming lane also. Few places there are unmarked humps.

Once the road is fully complete, I think we can reach Hassan in less than 3 hours. Its been beautifully done.

NHAI Updates as on 31 August 2010

http://nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm

http://nhai.org/NH4_Mumbai_Chennai_main.htm

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Good guess Gentem. Deadline extended again. :bash:

M’lore: 16,000 trees to get the axe

MANGALORE September 15, 2010: In next one year starting from this October the picturesque National Highway 17 stretch between Thalapady to Kundapur on Mangalore Goa stretch will wear a desert like look. Thanks to the road widening programme of the NHAI about 16,000 trees some of them are over 100 years will be axed to make way for the hard tarmac four lane highway.

What is stated as the biggest felling of trees to happen in recent decade by the forest department these trees will be cut to make way for the highway. The NHAI has also paid the Forest department the required fees. The forest department collects Rs. 800 per tree lost and a sum of Rs. 94,000 per kilometer towards compensatory afforestation. The undertakers of the work both NHAI (or the outsourced contracting company) and the lumbering company has to sign an agreement with the Forest department to plant two saplings for every tree lost on the stretch and build barricades around each tree and arrange to water them if it is an arid season or area.

"The lumbering company and the NHAI have already deposited required fees with us and felling might start from August" said the DFO of Mangalore range Mr. Vijayakumar.

Mr. Vijayakumar said “It is true that development of roads was needed but the loss to the environment has to be compensated adequately and in time. The High Court order passed in 2003 by Justice M.F. Saldanha was the judge empowers the forest department to take the undertaking from the agencies and also the required fees. The compensatory forestry system was the responsibility of the forest department, which was a mandatory measure to make up for the ecological losses”.

“95 per cent of damage was happening in Kundapur division. The four laning of the National Highway 17 has already completed between B.C.Road and Mukka near Mangalore the stretch between Mulky to Kundapur will come inside the jurisdiction of Kundapur division. This stretch was ecologically very sensitive as it runs alongside the coast. The highway passes within the coastal buffer zone (1000 meters from the High Tide Level) from the sea. The importance of planting trees in his zone was very important as they were integral part of the coastal eco system” said Mr. Manjunath Shetty ACF of Kundapur division.

Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada have 27 per cent of its land mass under the green cover, while the required rate was 33 per cent. But still the coastal green cover was better than the national average (22 per cent) and state average (19 per cent). But that does not mean that large number of trees should be cut and not replaced.

http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=197816

The best and the worst road..

Best road: Hassan - Belur, we were driving at a average speed of 110 KM..

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Worst Road: Belur - Mudigere, Guess the average speed.. It was just around 10 KM..

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Stop blame game: KPCC

TNN, Sep 25, 2010, 10.40pm IST

MANGALORE: Instead of blaming the Centre over the poor condition of most National Highways in Karnataka in general, and DK in particular should submit a damage assessment report and take the initiative to get them repaired. However, the state government is merely shirking its responsibilities and misleading the general public by indulging in blame game, KPCC general secretary Vijaykumar Shetty said.

Shetty took umbrage to the reported statement of the district in-charge minister J Krishna Palemar for blaming the Centre for pitiable condition of NH in the district. "The state government has the responsibility of carrying out a survey of damage caused to all NHs in the state, and submit a report to the Union ministry concerned and seek funds for their maintenance and repairs," Shetty noted.

The local Congress leaders have drawn the attention of its leaders including M Veerappa Moily, and Oscar Fernandes to the issue. While our leaders are doing everything in their powers to ensure that the NH in the state and the district are repaired, the onus also rests with the local MP Nalin Kumar Kateel from the BJP to take up the issue with authorities concerned in New Delhi and ensure that funds are released for maintenance.

Asserting that there are no central funds sought for this purpose pending for release, the former MLA said, adding that on the other hand the state of roads in the BJP-ruled Mangalore City Corporation is there for all to see. "If the minister and the mayor shows me a 500 metre of asphalted road without a pothole, then I will give good prize to them for their sincerity and sense of social commitment," he said.


Step motherly treatment to karnataka when it comes to infrastructure,railways and highways is nothing new.We must go for PPP---Entrust the job to people like Ashok Kheny then we need not beg for funds from the center.:banana:

Part 1

This weekend thought of exploring the soon to be opened Bangalore - Nelmangala Tool road. And here are some pics of this wonderful stretch. This road used to be a pain earlier. But soon going out of Bangalore will be so easy.

The structural works and paving works are almost complete. Now only the finishing work is going on. Some painting works, lane markings, lighting, etc.

The elevated flyover starts near Gorugunte palya after the ring road signal, Near CMTI.

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Guess this place, that's Peenya first stage. Earlier it was congested, now its free.

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Was wondering, what this guy is doing there in between?

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That's a paradise to see, its the Jalahalli Cross road. Was surprised to see the empty road. Earlier this road was jam packed.

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Use of new generation equipments.. I think its one of the fastest completed roads in Bangalore as I remember. Day and Night work used to go on.

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That's the road after Dasarahalli 8th mile junction. Completely free now.

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End of the 4.5 KM elevated flyover near Parle factory. Its going to be a zip ride soon.

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Tool booth near Parle factory.

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There are several underpasses for crossing, all well done. Far better than the Magic blocks. Spacious and neatly built.

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Sign boards are everywhere.

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Part 2..

Entrance of NICE road while going from Bangalore city. For people staying in North Bangalore, its the best way to go to Mysore. A little more KMS, but worth taking it.

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Special tool plaza for Extra wide and Exempted vehicles.

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Small but cute looking bus stands built bu NHAI.

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Looks like a fort..

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There are exclusive subways for pedestrian crossings

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Went till Nelmangala Check post and took a round back... the pics below are towards Bangalore City from Nelmangala Side

Its a 10 Lane road, 3+3 Main and 2+2 Service Road..

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That's Parle Biscuit factory on the right..

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At last NH-13 set for a facelift


MANGALORE: Another National Highway is all set for a facelift under National Highways Development Project ( NHDP) Phase IV.

The 213-km NH-13 from Mangalore to Shimoga will be converted into a proper two lane under this project. The final feasibility of this project will be submitted to National Highways Authority of India ( NHAI) by December this year.

The NH passes through four districts namely Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur and Shimoga. The initial traffic alignment has been completed and traffic assessment is being done, he added.

The route passes through Shimoga, Hosanahalli, Mandagadde, Teerthahalli, Sringeri, Kerekatte, Karkala, Moodabidri and Mangalore. The 30-km length of the road which passes through Kudremukh National Forest will be left as it is if the clearance for widening is not given, Gawasane said.

Source: The Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/NH-13-set-for-a-facelift/articleshow/6645400.cms#ixzz10tva6Imf

8-lane ring road to be restricted to 6-lane

6-lane Mysore outer ring road soon

Sunday, 18 July 2010 15:58

PM News Bureau

A 42-km long six-lane Outer Ring Road in Mysore city, Karnataka, being executed by Mysore Urban Development Authority, is expected to complete in the next seven to eight months.
Besides widening the existing 32.5-km ring road into a six-lane highway, the work also includes laying a 9.5-km missing link of the ring road between Mysore-Nanjangud highway and Mysore-Bannur highway. Muda has reached the final stage for acquiring 150 acres for laying this ring road with the authorities issuing a final notification in this regard. The work has been stalled for more than three years owing to a dispute over alignment of the stretch.
Muda will soon finalise tenders for widening the 32.5-km ring road into a highway at a cost of Rs 219 crore under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. http://masthmysore.com/8-lane-ring-road-to-be-restricted-to-6-lane


Mysore Outer Ring Road Six laning work in progress

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Mysore ring road comes full circle :banana: JNNURM central govt money coming handy..

Cabinet meeting may approve road policy

S. Rajendran

Toll likely to be collected from State highway users

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The toll collected will go to the creation of a Karnataka Road Fund to be used for maintenance of State highways.

BANGALORE: A new road policy and with it a toll policy to levy a fee on the users of State highways is in the offing. The State Government is also considering upgrading roads with private sector participation.

The toll has not been finalised, although sources in the State Secretariat told The Hindu that it would be much lower than that charged by the National Highways Authority of India. Initial indications are that it will be on an average around 20 paise per km for a four-wheeler, and marginally higher for transport vehicles.

The State Cabinet, which will meet in Gulbarga on Monday, is expected to approve this important policy. It will be the first time that the State Government will be levying such a toll for use of State highways.

This proposal was first considered when the nearly 135 km State highway connecting Bangalore with Mysore was upgraded to standards prescribed by the Indian Road Congress about four years ago.

Principal Secretary, Public Works, V. Umesh has prepared an elaborate plan for upgrading all the State highways over the next 10 years (Road Vision–2020).

Under this programme, 3,250 km of State highways and major district roads will be taken up for improvements every year. Around Rs. 1 crore will be spent for upgrading one km of the State highways and all roads will be of a minimum of two-lane.

The toll collected will go to the creation of a Karnataka Road Fund to be used for maintenance of State highways.

The total length of the State highways and major district roads in Karnataka now is around 72,000 km. Of this, nearly 50,000 km are likely to be upgraded with the support of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

The State Government has already created two special purpose vehicles — the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited and the Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project — for improving the State highways.

Under KSHIP-1, 2,340 km have been upgraded at a total cost of nearly Rs. 2,300 crore and under KSHIP-2 around 1,500 km of highways are to be upgraded at a cost of Rs. 2,000 crore.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/04/stories/2010100458880100.htm)

Work on inter-State highway to start today

T.V. Sivanandan

Road connecting Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, via Gulbarga district to be upgraded

B.S. Yeddyurappa to lay the foundation stone for the Rs. 240-crore project

Hyderabad-based consortium to complete the work within two years


GULBARGA: Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will set in motion the upgrading of the inter-State highway connecting Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, via Gulbarga district, when he lays the foundation stone for the Rs. 240-crore project on Monday.

The highway will cover a distance of 139 km from Waghdhari in Maharashtra to Ripponpalli in Andhra Pradesh. Passing through Sedam, Gulbarga and Afzalpur taluks in Gulbarga district, it is considered an economically important road that will cut down the cost of cement transportation between the States.

Owing to the bad condition of the road, especially in the Gulbarga stretch, the three main cement producers here — Rajashree Cements, ACC Cements Ltd., and Vasavadatta Cements — have to take circuitous routes to transport the material, adding to the cost of the cement when it finally reaches the consumers.

Sedam MLA Sharanprakash Patil has been pushing for the project to be taken up under the public-private participation (PPP) model on a build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) basis for over eight years. Now, his efforts have paid off with the Government awarding the work to a Hyderabad-based consortium CVR to complete within two years.

According to information available with The Hindu, the financial arrangements are being finalised and the consortium has started the spade work for construction.

A full-fledged camp office has been set up at Ripponpalli in Andhra Pradesh and a hot mixing plant and quarry has been installed near the town.

Dr. Patil said the consortium had set up four separate teams to take up the upgrading work simultaneously to hasten the process. Work will be taken up from Gulbarga towards Ripponpalli, Ripponpalli to Gulbarga, Waghdhari to Gulbarga and Gulbarga to Waghdhari.

Other projects

Apart from this, the Union Government has also sanctioned Rs. 150 crore for the upgrading of two important roads in Gulbarga district under the Central Road Fund (CRF).

These are the Sedam-Yadgir Road, being upgraded at a cost of Rs. 67 crore, and the road from Hire Mannur on the borders of Maharashtra to Afzalpur town, at a cost of Rs. 82 crore.

According to information available here, both projects will be monitored at the implementation stage by the National Highway Authority of India.
The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/04/stories/2010100455360500.htm)

Bellary Ring road

Salient Features:

It is a 2 lane carriageway

19 .5 km in length with Zilla panchayat road as its chord

Rings the southern Half of the city
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Mysore Ring road

Salient Features:

Conversion of 4 /2 lane to 6 lanes under JNNURM underway(219+ crore)

At present runs for 32.5 KM---Missing link of 9.5 KM to be added under the above package taking the total length of the ring road to 42 KM

Will have central median-with lamp posts-service lanes on both sides,footpaths,storm water drains.
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Gulbarga Ring road

Salient Features:

Runs for 22 KM the first North East Karnataka town to get a complete ring road

Mostly four laned,crosses NH 218
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Bijapur Ring road

Salient Features:



2 lane carriageway

20 KM of road network-- encircles the town,with 10 KM ring road and the rest being NH 13 and other corporation roads

It covers the eastern half of the city
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Hassan Ring road

Salient Features:

Runs for 10 KM connecting NH 48 and SH 57

Covers Northern half of Hassan town

4 lane carriageway
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Bidar Ring road






Davangere Ring road



Someone update -Bidar and Davangere ring road

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All plots sold out

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Now, get set to zoom

Centre okays expressway through Goa
SURAJ NANDREKAR
PANJIM, OCT 9
Even as the dust over the demolition of houses for the proposed widening of National Highway 17 and National Highway 4A is yet to be settled, the Central Government has granted its approval for an expressway passing through the State.
In what could spell more trouble for residents, the new expressway, to be undertaken by the proposed National Expressway Authority of India (NEAI), in all probabilities will take an entire different route – which would mean more demolition of houses and possibly some more protests.
The Expressway, which will be a six-lane road, will be completed in two phases.
The first phase from Mangalore-Karwar-Panjim, covering a distance of 400 kms is scheduled to be completed by 2012 while the second phase from Panjim to Mumbai is scheduled to be completed by 2017.
A Faridabad-based company Craphts Consultants (India) Pvt Ltd has completed the feasibility study to formulate a Master Plan for development of “Indian National Expressway Network” for the horizon year 2022, i.e. by the end of the 13th Five Year Plan.

For more (http://oheraldo.in/news/Main%20Page%20News/Now-get-set-to-zoom/41804.html)

NHAI Updates as on 30 September 2010


http://nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm

http://nhai.org/NH4_Mumbai_Chennai_main.htm


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Karnataka jest wspaniałym regionem, byłam tam w marcu, drogi mają całkiem dobre, jak na tamten kraj i region. Możemy się od nich uczyć, a lotnisko w Bengalurze zbudowali w przeciągu roku, a u nas jednej dziury na ulicy nie potrafią tak szybko załatać:ohno:

Karnataka jest wspaniałym regionem, byłam tam w marcu, drogi mają całkiem dobre, jak na tamten kraj i region. Możemy się od nich uczyć, a lotnisko w Bengalurze zbudowali w przeciągu roku, a u nas jednej dziury na ulicy nie potrafią tak szybko załatać:ohno:
say what..


@Akash, what is the condition of Ring Road, near Hebbal Electronics City ???

say what..


@Akash, what is the condition of Ring Road, near Hebbal Electronics City ???

Srikanth right now 6 laning works are going at a brisk pace in all the packages,I was in hebbal industrial area last month --Leveling works are underway-I guess that stretch comes in package number three-Hence lagging a bit compared to the first and second packages-- i.e. Sathagalli and datagalli respectively.

I have posted some pics of Ring road pics work underway in Sathagalli---check above

For more pics--Updates (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=419068&page=68)

Kushalnagar - Sampaje road widening work to complete by Dec 15

Phase II of Mysore - Bantwal highway works begin

Kushalnagar, Oct 31, DH News Service:

The second phase of Mysore - Bantwal State Highway is being taken up in a fast pace by the Karnataka Road Development Corporation in Kushalnagar.


The Corporation has marked nine meters of land on both sides of the B M Road in the town. Most of the buildings within nine meters have already been vacated. In the first phase of work, the road was widened between the outskirts of Kushalnagar and Madikeri.

Hubli based RNN Company is taking up the second phase of road development work in Kushalnagar.

The road between Kushalnagar and Sampaje will be widened in the second phase. The work of shifting electric poles has already been started.

Earlier, there was a plan to develop the road into 14 metres wide. However, later the plan has been modified to 18 metres. Officials said that 14 cms thick concrete will be laid above the grit stones foundation of 48 cms.

As many as 300 labourers are engaged in the work, officials said adding that work will be completed by December 15.

The work suffered setback at some places since people are not willing to handover land. The traffic in Kushalnagar town has been made one way during day time to facilitate the widening work.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/109375/phase-ii-mysore-bantwal-highway.html)
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I saw the Mysore Ring Road on Saturday, six laning making brisk progress ....

Also, any updates on this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungund_Hospet_Expressway

T.V. Sivanandan

* Upgrading of the road to take up to two years

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Poor state: Potholes on the inter-State highway between Gulbarga and Sedam taluks, connecting Waghdhari in Maharashtra and Ripponpalli in Andhra Pradesh, make travelling miserable.

GULBARGA: The Gulbarga stretch of the inter-State highway passing through Aland, Gulbarga and Sedam taluks, which connects Waghdhari in Maharashtra and Ripponpalli in Andhra Pradesh, is one of the worst roads in the State.

The 139 km-stretch has huge potholes that make it almost impossible for light vehicles to negotiate.

It takes about seven to eight hours to cover the distance.

The Public Works Department had no answers as to why no maintenance works were taken up on this stretch all these years.

The State Government, however, recently, approved one of the long-pending demands of the people of the region to upgrade the road under the build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) model. It entrusted the work to a Andhra Pradesh-based contractor. A month back, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa laid the foundation stone for upgrading the road to national highway standards, and work has begun simultaneously from the Aland taluk and Sedam taluk ends. The 70-km stretch from Gulbarga city to Mudhol has two major cement plants, Rajashree Cements at Malkhed town and Vasavadatta Cements on the outskirts of Sedam town. Lorries carrying the fly ash to the cement factories and transporting cement to different parts of the country have also added to the damage. The upgrading of the road is expected to be completed in two years.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/03/stories/2010110362430900.htm)

Wat about the Hungund Hospet expressway ?

633 km of roads to be developed with WB aid

Special Correspondent

Work will be taken up under KSHIP–II

BANGALORE: The State Government has borrowed Rs. 1,500 crore from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for developing 633 km of roads under the Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project II (KSHIP-II).

Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, Minister for Public Works C.M. Udasi said the project would be executed in two years and toll would be collected from vehicle owners using these roads. The interest rate was 6 per cent and the loan repayment period was 20 years, the Minister said.

Major roads that would be developed are Magadi–Dobbspet–Koratagere (66 km), Gubbi–Chandrashekarapura–Yediyur (108 km), Pavagada–Andhra Pradesh border (23 km), Jagalur–National Highway 13 (14 km), Padubidri–Karkala (27 km), Davangere–Chennagiri (105 km), Chalavadi–Gadag–Mundargi (72 km), Mugazal–Kanakagiri–Gangavathi (74 km), and Savadatti–Hulikatti–Ramangar (Hubli)–Badami–Kanakatti (139 km), Mr Udasi said.

GRV firm, a Hyderabad-based, had been given permission to collect toll on Ribbonpalli–Vazdhari Road (143 km) and Dharwad–Ramangar road (Hubli) (48 km). A high-level committee, headed by Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, would meet soon to decide toll rates and to levy toll on 1,500 km of roads developed under the KSHIP-I, he added.

Pointing out that the department had sent 20 proposals to the Union Government towards developing national highways in the State, the Minister said it had not shown any commitment to repair the Shiradi Ghat Road connecting Mangalore and Bangalore.
The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/05/stories/2010110552610400.htm)



@srikanth no idea baout the hospete road

* Uttara Kannada allocated highest sum of Rs. 3.5 cr.
* Three taluks in Kodagu get
* Rs. 50 lakh each

Madikeri: The State Government has approved Rs. 30.50 crore to take up road works under the Chief Minister's rural road development scheme for 2010-11, covering 61 non-special development plan (SDP) taluks in the State. The list of SDP and non-SDP taluks figure in the D. Nanjundappa Committee report.

The three taluks of Kodagu, Madikeri, Somwarpet and Virajpet, would get Rs. 50 lakh each, according to information gathered here by The Hindu on Saturday. Funds are being released to the zilla panchayats under 3,054 account head.

The MLAs of the respective taluks would decide and approve the type and nature of road projects in a taluk. They would be implemented by the panchayat engineering wing.

The other condition laid down while releasing the funds was that no piece work contract would be issued, but every work should be not be less than Rs. 10 lakh. Tenders must be invited to allot works. All works must be completed by 2010-11 as no work could be carried forward as ‘spill over'.

The panchayat engineering wings in the taluks should submit physical and financial reports to the Government after the completion of the road projects.

Among the districts, Uttara Kannada would get the maximum of Rs. 3.50 crore — Rs. 50 lakh for Karwar, Haliyal, Honnavara, Kumata, Mundagodu, Sirsi and Yellapura taluks. Dakshina Kannada, Chikmaglur and Shimoga districts would get Rs. 2.50 crore each.

In Dakshina Kannada, work would be taken up in five taluks of Belthangadi, Bantwal, Mangalore, Puttur and Sullia. In Shimoga, five taluks of Shimoga, Bhadravati, Hosanagara, Sagara and Teerthahalli would be covered. Works would be taken up in Chikmaglur, Koppa, Mudigere, Narasimharajapura and Sringeri taluks.

Bagalkot (Bagalkot, Jamakhandi and Mudhol), Hassan (Hassan, Alur and Sakleshpur), Bangalore Rural (Devanahalli, Doddaballapur, Nelamangala), and Belgaum districts (Belgaum, Chikkodi, Khanapura), Udupi (Udupi, Karkala, Kundapura) would get Rs. 1.50 crore each.

Two taluks each in the districts of Bangalore Urban (Bangalore North and Bangalore South), Bellary (Bellary, Hospet), Davanere (Davanagere, Harihara), Dharwad (Dharwad, Hubli), Gadag (Gadag, Naragunda) and Tumkur (Tumkur, Tiptur) would get Rs. 1 crore each. One taluk each in Chamarajanagar (Yelandur), Haveri (Ranibennur), Bidar, Kolar, Mandya, Mysore, Ramanagaram, Chickballapur, and Chitradurga (taluks by the same names) would get Rs. 50 lakh each.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/04/stories/2010110455510300.htm)

Puttur: CM to Launch Highway-widening Work on Nov 17

Puttur, Nov 7: The Mura-Sampya stretch of the road between Mani and Mysore is being widened and upgraded into a four-lane road at a cost of Rs 19 crore.

The stretch from Mura, takes a detour at the Bolwar petrol pump via Puttur bypass towards Bappalige, Parladka and Birumale and joins Darbe at Father Patrao circle, thereafter running on towards Sullia.

The stretch bypasses the Puttur town totally and has been very useful to motorists travelling direct to or from Mysore. Sampya is on the southeastern outskirts of Puttur. The eight-km-long stretch is under the responsibility of the local body.

State chief minister B S Yeddyurappa is scheduled to lay the foundation for the 19-crore project on November 17. It will supplement the Mani-Mysore state highway, which is being converted into a dual carriageway in stages.

The CM is also take part in other functions relating to distribution of saris to women under Bhagyalakshmi scheme.

INF (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=206364)

Akash, how wide will the Mysore - Bantwal highway be?

Akash, how wide will the Mysore - Bantwal highway be?

Srikanth - Mysore-Bantwal Road is at present 4 Laned till Hunsur--about 40 KM,as reports say that 4 laning works are underway near kushalnagar-Madikeri,I guess it would be 18 meters

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^^ Beautiful pic Akash.
Never thought any other State Highway, except SH17 was four laned already...

^^ Beautiful pic Akash.
Never thought any other State Highway, except SH17 was four laned already...

Don't be surprised to see State highways being better than National Highways in our state :D-The fact is most of the state highways score much higher marks than many NHs in KA.
Check out -Belur-Hassan SH,Bellary SH,Belgaum - SH 54,I have traveled on these SHs--just amazing

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beautiful .. if only they were four laned...

Wow, beautiful landscaping on SH-88. :drool:

Road projects: Shettar flays Centre's 'bias' (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Road-projects-Shettar-flays-Centres-bias/articleshow/6884680.cms)

DHARWAD: RDPR minister Jagadish Shettar accused the Centre of meting out stepmotherly treatment to Karnataka in granting funds under Prime Minister's Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

Speaking at a function to launch the works on conversion of Dharwad-Ramnagar Road into a double road at Alnavar on Sunday, he said the Centre had rejected the Rs 1,400-crore proposal for ninth phase of 4,000-km road-upgradation work under PMGSY. "The Centre had sanctioned funds till eighth phase. The construction work has been over in three phases, while upgradation has been done during other phases. Now, the Centre is telling that the funds are meant only for construction and new roads and not for upgradation. This is nothing but bias against Karnataka," Shettar said.

He said the state would not be deterred by the Centre's attitude. "It will launch a Chief Minister's Gram Sadak Yojana (CMGSY) and continue rural development work," he said.

Public works minister C M Udasi, who performed bhoomi pooja for the work on Dharwad-Ramnagar Road, said the government had taken up work on 653-km road in Karnataka at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore with assistance from Asian Development Bank. The work is in progress to upgrade 13 major roads in north Karnataka, he added.

MP Pralhad Joshi explained the efforts put in by legislators and the people of the region in getting Dharwad-Ramnagar Road work sanctioned. "The BJP government in the state is committed to develop infrastructure for enabling connectivity," he added.

Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president M C Hiremath, former MLA Shivanand Ambadagatti, MLAs Seema Masuti, Veerabhadrappa Halaharavi, Shankar Patil, Mohan Limbikai, Prahlad Remani, DC Darpan Jain and others were present.


Work on Dharwad-Goa Road begins finally

GURURAJ JAMKHANDI, TNN, Nov 7, 2010, 08.01pm IST

DHARWAD: It's official now. The road between Dharwad and Ramnagar, that connects Karnataka to Goa and which has been in worse condition for decades, is being converted into double-lane highway by the government. On Sunday, public works minister C M Udasi performed bhoomi pooja for the road construction work at Alnavar in the presence RDPR minister Jagadish Shettar and MP Pralhad Joshi.

The government has entrusted the work to Karnataka Road Development Corporation, which in turn, has given the responsibility to Hyderabad-based GVR-RMN-Pratyusha Companies consortium named GVRMP Dharwad-Ramnagar Tollway Private Ltd. The 61.50-km stretch on Aurad-Sadashivagad SH-34, which has made the journey for those going to Goa from Dharwad via Ramnagar a herculean task, will be re-laid at a cost of Rs 237.60 crore. It will be done on build-operate-transfer (BoT)/ Viability Gap Funding (VGF) basis.

The nine-metre-wide road covers 29.9 km in Dharwad district and 31.50 km in Belgaum district before entering Goa. It will pass through three railway crossings, one bridge and 12 culverts. There will be two truck-lay base, five underpasses and two toll gates. The work is expected to be completed in two years. When completed, it will give a big boost to tourism, trade and commerce in Dharwad, Belgaum and Uttara Kannada districts.

Hitherto, because of the bad condition of the road, those traveling to Goa were forced to take a 80-km detour via Belgaum and Savantawadi. Repeated pleas made to repair the road had yielded no result. Udasi, being public works minister for a second term, had failed to heed the demand. Successive governments had given up the road repair work after conducting `bhoomi pooja', citing financial crunch.

Efforts of Joshi and Shettar to get the road included in Central Road Fund during the regime of H D Revanna as public works minister had also not been fruitful. Now it seems the road is set to be repaired with government contributing 20% of the cost, while the Centre will contribute a matching amount. The companies taking up the work on BoT basis will bear 60% of the cost. The BoT is for a period of 30 years.

beautiful .. if only they were four laned...

I guess there is no point in four laning these roads unless it has sufficient traffic density. These road in the picture are among the best. I would like to drive on these roads someday.

Karnataka borrows INR 1500 crore from ADB

Monday, 08 Nov 2010


The Karnataka state government has borrowed INR 1,500 crore from the Asian Development Bank for taking up 633 kilometers roads under the Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project II.

Addressing presspersons Mr CM Udasi minister for Public Works Department said the project would be executed in a two year period and toll would be collected from vehicle owners for using developed roads.

He said that the loan repayment period is 20 years while the rate interest is 6%.

The major roads that would be developed under the project are
1. Magadi-Dobbespet-Koratagere (66 kilometers)
2. Gubbi-Chandrashekarapura-Yediyur (108 kilometers)
3. Pavagada-Andhra Pradesh border (23 kilometers)
4. Jagalur-National Highway 13 (14 kilometers)
5. Padubidri-Karkala (27 kilometers)
6. Davanagere-Chennagiri (105 kilometers)
7. Chalavadi-Gadag-Mundargi (72 kilometers)
8. Mugazal-Kanakagiri-Gangavathi (74 kilometers)
9. Savadatti-Hulikatti-Ramangar (Hubli)-Badami-Kanakatti (139 kilometers)

The KSHIP-I, which was executed between 2001 and 2007, with a World Bank loan of USD 447 million, has reduced road accidents on national highways.

Source (http://www.steelguru.com/indian_news/Karnataka_borrows_INR_1500_crore_from_ADB/173971.html)

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa said that an action plan has been prepared to develop the Kadur-Chikmagalur road at an estimated cost of Rs 136 crore.

Beneficiaries with their mothers at the venue. DH Photos.Speaking after distributing Bhagyalakshmi scheme bonds and sarees to beneficiaries at the District Stadium here on Sunday, the CM promised that the plan will be approved and funds will be released at the earliest. The road development work will be taken up soon after the approval, he added.

The CM said that the government has already distributed 15,915 bonds under the Bhagyalakshmi scheme in the district. As many as 22,387 beneficiaries were identified under the scheme, he said adding that the bonds for the remaining 6,472 children will be sent by post in the days to come.

“I had faced many difficulties to educate my sister. Had the scheme was implemented 25 years ago, majority of women in the State today would have become educated,” Yeddyurappa observed.

Rs 10 crore for CMC

Yeddyurappa said that the government has released Rs 10 crore for various development work in Chikmagalur City Municipality. “Funds will be sanctioned to all local bodies in the district to undertake development work,” he added.

The CM inaugurated various development work worth Rs 10 crore. He also laid foundation stones for various development work to be undertaken at an estimated cost of Rs 20 lakh in the district.

‘Rs 300 cr reserved’

Minister for Women and Child Welfare C C Patel said that the government has reserved Rs 300 crore for the implementation of Bhagyalakshmi scheme in the State. “Strict action will be taken against officials, if they fail to implement the scheme properly,” he said and added that the scheme, which is aimed at the overall welfare of girls, will ensure education health and bring about economic empowerment. MP D V Sadananda Gowda said that the State has secured second place in the implementation of development schemes in the nation. MLA C T Ravi urged that the government should take initiatives to distribute compensation to farmers, who suffered loss due to rains.

Ravi pointed out that a total of 83,000 houses in the district do not have toilets. Funds should be sanctioned to build toilets in all houses through Sri Kshetra Dharmastala Rural Development Programme, he added.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/112853/cm-promises-rs-136-crore.html)

Concrete work from Chauki Circle to convent junction to start in 15 days

Madikeri city to get another concrete road

Madikeri, November 28, DH News Service :

Town Municipal Council has decided to start the concrete work of road from Chauki Circle to Convent junction within 15 days.

Concrete road from private bus stand to Chauki circle. DH PHOTOThe work from private bus stand to Chauki circle was completed recently.

The decision was taken to develop 1.1 km road from Chauki Circle to Convent Junction under CM’s Small and Medium Cities Development Project. The proposal has been sent to the Directorate of Civic Administration for technical approval.

The tender procedure for the same will be completed by December 7 and the work is expected to take off by December 15, informed Municipal Commissioner K Srikanthrai and President P D Ponnappa.

The project is being taken up in two phases. The concrete road work will be completed in 40 to 45 days. It will require another 25 days for curing. Hence the road will be ready approximately in 65 days.

With this stretch of road getting a face lift the entire city will have a new look. It can be recalled that Major Mangerira Muthanna circle to Chauki circle, Junior College road, Market road, Vaivus Hospital road have been developed into concrete roads recently.

PWD roads

Meanwhile PWD Executive Engineer has written a letter urging the Council to take over 3 km stretch from General Thimmaiah circle to Maithri circle.

With this the Council is contemplating to take over PWD roads in the Council limits.
Sampigekatte to bus stand road has already been handed over to the Council by PWD. Similarly General Thimmah circle to Maithri circle road will be taken over by the Council at the earliest, said the Commissioner.

Further in a continuation to the Mysore-Bantwal State Highway road development, Madikeri-Sampaje road will also be taken up. With most of the roads in the city taking a modern look, tourists are elated to visit the ‘land of coffee’.

Considering the climatic condition of Kodagu, the move of the authorities to take up concrete works of roads has been lauded.

The authorities say that concrete roads might be expensive when compared to bitumen road but for a place like Kodagu which receives heavy rainfall for 6 months, concrete road if feasible because there is no maintenance cost involved.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/116583/madikeri-city-get-another-concrete.html)

$315-million ADB assistance for improving State highways

Special Correspondent

The loan is for the Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project, Phase II

Over 600 km of road will be upgraded

The loan has a 25-year term

BANGALORE: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will grant a $ 315-million loan to Karnataka for overhauling the State highway system, which will help spur economic growth and raise livelihood opportunities.

The ADB's Board of Directors on Monday approved the loan for the Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project (KSHIP), Phase II. The first phase of project, which was completed two years ago, had received funding from the World Bank.

Over 600 km of road would be upgraded, and there would be support for improved road planning, programming, operation, maintenance, and safety, according to an ADB press release.

The loan has a 25-year term with a grace period of five years.

An additional technical grant of $ 1.5 million from ADB's concessional Technical Assistance Special Fund would be used to help the Public Works Department (PWD) build capacities for strengthening its road asset and safety management capabilities.

The technical assistance would also help the State Government build capacities for carrying out projects with private sector participation. The PWD is the executing agency for the project, which is due for completion by December 2014.

“The long-term impact of the initiative will be accelerated economic growth in the State, with road upgrades improving access to essential services while providing employment opportunities for the rural poor,” said Oleg Tonkonojenkov, Senior Transport Specialist in ADB's South Asia Department, in the release.

The physical work would include expanding current roads into two-lane, constructing bypasses, strengthening existing culverts and bridges, and building new road bridges, rail over-bridges and cross- drainage structures.

The project focuses on increasing the capacity of the PWD to plan, develop, operate and maintain the road network effectively, and includes support for the establishment of a Planning and Road Asset Management Centre.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/30/stories/2010113058330400.htm)

Published: Sunday, Dec 5, 2010, 11:57 IST
By M Raghuram | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA

Shiradi Ghat, one of the most scenic ghat sections in the country and the main highway between Bangalore and Mangalore is doomed, as no contractor is coming forward to participate in the tender process to complete road works along the stretch.

Also, those who participated in the earlier tendering process have been blacklisted. Result: Thanks to the callous nature of the authorities and the silence of elected representatives of Dakshina Kannada and Hassan districts, the 37-km National Highway 48 is condemned to be bad, indefinitely.

“The state government has spent enough money to keep this road in good condition, but something was going radically wrong. We have advised the Centre to take up concretisation of the stretch between Nelyadi and Marenahalli, but the Centre has not released the Rs150 crorethat’s needed,” said state PWD minister CM Udasi.

Hanumanth Kamath of Nagarika Hitarakshna Vedike said the requisitioned amount pales in comparison to the money spent by motorists, whose vehicles frequently break down along this stretch.

A senior official of the state national highways said: “According to records, at least two contractors have been blacklisted for doing a sloppy job in 2007–08, when all the concretised curves turned to dust in just two months. There are 18 contractors who qualify to participate in the tendering process, but none of them have applied this year, leaving the field wide open. However, they want piecemeal work. But largely, the highway stretch will remain bad.”

One of the blacklisted contractors said: “State national highways want us to guarantee the quality of work for two years. We said quality cannot be guaranteed if the transport department allows mining trucks, granite carriers, LPG bullet-trailers and other tandem-axel VHTVs (very heavy tonnage vehicles) to ply on the road. In a report, we told the state PWD and state national highways Mangalore division that the Shirady stretch crumbled due to movement of VHTVs. But the government allowsall HTVs and VHTVsto ply on the Shirady stretch without heeding to our suggestions.”

The usage of a bituminous surface on this stretch has been a disaster. “We found that the bitumen was adulterated with ‘maddi’ oil [used oil], which mixes with bitumen. After heating and laying the bitumen, the oil present in the bitumen settles on the base of the road and removes the first coat of bitumen, thus coming loose in patches. This is how potholes develop. We have sent the samples to the KREDL, requesting an analysis, but they haven’t replied,” said Ajit Shetty, a contractor.

DNA (http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_battered-and-bruised-shiradi-ghat-is-nobody-s-child_1476777)

DNA (http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_battered-and-bruised-shiradi-ghat-is-nobody-s-child_1476777)

I think International tenders should be called for this project.

Madikeri, Dec 7 (10:30am): The ambitious project of the state government upgrading and four-laning of the state highway 88 between Mysore and Mani (Bantwal) is almost complete up to Madikeri. Work on a few stretches between Kushalnagar and Sunticoppa is in progress now, according to the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Ltd (KRDCL).

As part of phase II, work on the Sampaje ghat road, from Bhagamandala I cross to Sampaje, was to be taken up from Dec 1. It was delayed by 20 days because of off-season rains during the last two months. Now it is scheduled to begin on Dec 20, say the officials.

The original deadline for completion of this phase of work was April 30, 2011. Because of the 20-delay now, even the completion could be delayed by as many days, according to them.

During this period, heavy traffic will not be allowed on this stretch. Those living in the area have been asked to inform the deputy commissioner to be issued permission papers to move around in their vehicles. School buses etc. have been exempted from the ban. The DC has also instructed the district police to arrange manned barricade points with prominent signs informing motorists of the closure of the road for heavy traffic.

It is not known which route will be allowed for vehicles proceeding from Puttur towards Madikeri and Mysore. They have to take the circuitous Uppinangadi-Shiradi-Manjarabad-Somwarpet-Madapur route or Subrahmanya-Bisile ghat-Sakleshpur road, which does not qualify to match highway specification.

Mangalorean (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=211009)

Vijesh Kamath, Bangalore, Dec 11,DHNS:

Here is a plausible reason for rising road accidents – the average daily traffic on the state highways has gone up by 19.05 per cent in the last five years.



The average daily traffic (ADT) is the average number of vehicles passing through a specific point in a 24-hour period. According to a census conducted by the Public Works Department, the increase in ADT, in actual terms, translates into a rise in the number of vehicles from 4,876 to 5,805 during the period 2005-10. Karnataka has a 20,528-km network of state highways.

According to the traffic census, heavy vehicular traffic on state highways has gone up by a staggering 33.89 per cent. The data also revealed a 16.5 per cent increase in the number of cars and two-wheelers.

The statistics were compiled on the basis of a seven-day census conducted simultaneously at 898 count posts covering various stretches of the state highways. Enumerators gathered data from 6 am on February 16 to 6 am on February 24. The category, axle load, origin and destination of the vehicles were also noted during the census. The vehicle count at 2,759 count stations on major district roads revealed an increase of 1.55 per cent in the average daily traffic on such roads.

The PWD officials said the census data will be utilised to arrive at decisions on improvement, upgradation and widening of the existing roads. The information will also help in identifying points of congestion, devise methods to ensure safety travel and thus minimise accidents.

Traffic census is taken every five years. The traffic volume has grown exponentially since the first census in 1970. The movement of light vehicles has gone up 18 times while there has been an 11-fold increase in heavy vehicle traffic.

Busiest road

The Bangalore-Mysore road is the busiest state highway in Karnataka with 68,654 passenger car units (PCU) recorded during the PWD census.

The passenger car unit is a unit to indicate vehicle density on any given day.

The Srirangapatna-Jewargi road is the next busiest route with a PCU of 60,648, followed by Bangalore-Hesaraghatta road with a 55,308 PCU.

Deccan Herald (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/120042/19-pc-rise-state-traffic.html)

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) would upgrade 25 km road between Mysore and Nanjangud into four lanes on public private partnership (PPP) model, Minister for Public Works C M Udasi said today. Thirty-one people had lost their lives after a tempo plunged into a lake on Mysore-Nanjangud road yesterday. Udasi told reporters here that the NHAI has already invited tenders for execution of roads works between Mysore and Nanjangud. The estimated cost of road work is Rs 9 crore. The NHAI would also widen 150 km road between Nanjangud and Ooty. Bad roads, negligent driving and poor maintenance of vehicles cause road accidents and the department would erect barricades near tanks and sharp curves to avoid major accidents.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/120937/nhai-upgrade-25-km-road.html

Read More (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/120960/siddu-assures-take-up-nh.html)

^^ NHAI should be made to pay for each lifes lost on indian "national highways"..

^^ NHAI should be made to pay for each lifes lost on indian "national highways"..
They are more of 'Notional Highways' I guess.

The Chennai-Bangalore six-lane expressway dream is showing signs of turning real with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) asking a private company to study the feasibility of the project.

The NHAI, the nodal agency to build national highways, has given the task of conducting the feasibility study-cum-preliminary design to Egis-Secon. The report is likely to be complete by March 2011. After getting the report, the NHAI will seek clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests as in some places the proposed road passes through forests. The government expected to complete all these process and plans to kickstart the project to by the end of 2011, NHAI Chairman Brijeshwar Singh told Deccan Herald. The expressway will reduce the distance between the two cities by 86 km, from 344 km to 258 km, and drivers could hope to step up their accelerator to up to 120 km/hour without being bothered about potholes on the way to slow them down. Currently at the blue-print stage, the expressway, to be built with public-private participation on built-operate-transfer basis, will be 100 per cent access-controlled. The road will be constructed at a cost of up to Rs 18 crore to Rs 20 crore per km. The State government will actively participate in the project as it also involves land acquisition. The road will run parallel to the existing National Highway–4, connecting the two cities, and pass through Kolar, Palamaner, Chittur and Ranipet. It will start near Hoskote from Bangalore side. It will cover 74 km in Karnataka, 90 km in Andhra Pradesh and 94 km in Tamil Nadu. This project is part of the ministry’s plan to build 1,087 km of expressway in four identified stretches. The other expressway stretches the ministry is looking at are the 66-km Delhi-Meerut, the 400-km Vadodara-Mumbai and the 277-km Kolkata-Dhanbad. To expedite the expressways project, the Ministry is in the process of constituting an Expressway Authority.

Read on (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/121272/chennai-blore-expressway-moves-forward.html)

WB, ADB to fund road projects (http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/18/stories/2010121863350600.htm)

T.S. Ranganna

1,446 km of State highways to be improved under two stages of KSHIP

For better connectivity:Tenders for the road improvement project will be floated after the World Bank gives its clearance.

BANGALORE: The World Bank and Asian Development Bank have given in-principle approval to the two road improvement works of the State Government's Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project (KSHIP) for which they will finance Rs. 1,450 crore and Rs. 1,500 crore respectively.

According to KSHIP Chief Engineer K.S. Krishna Reddy, the total length of smaller stretches of the State highways linking different areas covered under KSHIP-2, stage-1 and KSHIP-2, stage 2 projects are 831 km and 615.61 km respectively. He said the Union Government had also endorsed the works proposed by the State Government.

Under the engineering procurement contract (EPC) signed with the World Bank, Hoskote-H Cross (Hindgnala Cross)- 23.50 km, H Cross-Chintamani Bypass (29 km), Hangal-Tadasa (43.5 km), Haveri-Hangal (31.80 km), Dharwad-Saundatti (38.5 km), Tinthni-Chincholi-Jalhalli-Karegud-Deodurga (32.45 km), Deodurga-Maskal-Gabbur-Kalmala (41.4 km) and Chowdapura-Gulbarga (28.67 km) stretches would be taken up for improvement. This would cover a total distance of 268.82 km.

He said that under the annuity contracts, a total of 562.18 km of roads would be taken up for improvement. The stretches are: Malavalli-Maddur (22.8 km), Maddur-Huliyurdurga (27.53), Huliyurdurga-Kunigal (21.11 km), Kunigal-Tumkur (35.2 km), Tumkur-Koratagere (27.9 km), Koratagere-Madhugiri (20.03), Madhugiri-Pavagada (35.8 km), Mudhol-Mahalingapura (9.17 km), Mahalingapura-Kabbur (42.35 km), Kabbur-Chikkodi (18.41 km), Chikkodi (NH4 cross)-Nippani (28.08 km), Shikaripura-Anandapuram (on NH-206) (32.24 km), Shimoga-Savalanga-Shikaripur (49.8 km), Shikaripur-Shiralakoppa-Togarsi (45.41 km), Anvatti-Gondi-Hangal (26.22 km). Managuli-Basavana Bagewadi-Talikota (61.31 km) and Talikota-Hunasagi-Devapur (48.66 km).

Mr. Reddy said that the under annuity contracts, the KSHIP would invest 50 per cent of the funds for the works and the rest would have be met by the contractors which would be returned over a period of 10 years every six months while the works progressed. He said that the KSHIP was waiting for the approval of the World Bank for floating tenders.

He said that the Bank was likely to give its clearance within a day or two and immediately thereafter the tenders would be floated.

He said works under the World Bank and the ADB would have to be completed by 2014 and 2015.

Work on Mysore-N’gud road begins (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/122620/work-mysore-ngud-road-begins.html)
Bangalore, December 21, DHNS:

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), at last, has begun the repair of select stretches on the highway connecting Mysore-Nanjangud and in Bandipur.

Assistant Executive Engineer, NHAI Mysore sub-division S Mahesh Babu said the pothole filling work began five days ago.

This will be followed by asphalting. On the NH 212, a total of 33 km including seven km in Bandipur area, is also being asphalted, he said.

The Union Ministry of Surface Transport has released Rs 9.2 crore. The repair work has been entrusted to one Chandrashekaraiah, a Mysore-based contractor, through e-tendering, Babu said.

A sum of Rs 1.6 crore is required to erect crash barriers along five tanks on the highway. An estimate to this effect has been submitted to the union ministry, he added.

^^ after 30+ people killed in accident

has the work on 6-laning between Belgaum-Dharwad started?

B.H. Road to be thrown open to traffic on January 15

Special Correspondent

SHIMOGA: The much-awaited concretised B.H. Road will be thrown open for traffic on January 15.

Deputy Commissioner V. Ponnuraj said this here on Tuesday.

Mr. Ponnuraj inspected the stretch between Tunga bridge and Ashoka Circle (near the bus stand), about 2 km on B.H. Road, where work is on.

He directed the officials of the Public Works Department and contractors to open the road for traffic on January 15.

The Deputy Commissioner, who reviewed the work on a pedestrian underpass at Ameer Ahmed Circle, instructed the officials to make way for limited movement of vehicles on this stretch.

With regard to construction of footpath on either side of the road and installation of streetlights, Mr. Ponnuraj said there was lack of coordination between MESCOM, KUWS and PWD and instructed the MESCOM officials to provide power connection within three days.

Superintending Engineer of PWD Kanthraj, Executive Engineer Nanjeshaiah, KUWS and MESCOM Executive Engineer Chandrashekhar, and Commissioner of the Shimoga City Municipal Council Jayanna were among those present.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/30/stories/2010123060470300.htm)

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Udayavani

The state highway of Aldur-Handi which was in a miserable plight, neglected by the elected representatives and officers for last 20 years has finally seen a relief with the repair work commencing on the deplorable highway.

Aldur-Handi road that connect Handi to Moodigere via Chikmagalur-Aldur road was overlooked by the authorities and was not asphalted/repaired for last 20 years. Owing to the deplorable condition of the highway, public, especially the students who travel to Moodigere, Aldur and Chikmagalur to pursue education were on the suffering side. Hundreds of associations along with school and college students have had protested earlier to draw the attention of elected representatives. However, their efforts resulted fruitful with MLA M P Kumarswami announcing the release of Rs 1.30 crore for asphalting Hosalli-Handi road few months back. To mark the first move, contractor Shapik from Belur has started the work by repairing the drainage that passes by the road. The engineer has informed that patchwork will be done at the first stage, followed by asphaltation. The public and school-college students have expressed their happiness over the work that has been started in the region.
DH (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/125539/aldur-handi-highway-repair-works.html)

Lack of maintenance renders new road an unusable mess (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/126089/lack-maintenance-renders-road-unusable.html)

The newly-constructed road under Nabard funding between Hudukula Gate and Pakarahalli is already sporting potholes through every metre of its stretch.

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The narrow road can accommodate just one tempo at a time and vehicles waiting for one four-wheeler to go past before driving across this 300-metre stretch is a common sight. What’s worse, the road is at a height of 30 feet and runs alongside a lake on one side and agricultural fields on the other side. Even a small error in judgment while navigating through this stretch can prove to be fatal not just because of the lack of a safety wall, but also due to the numerous potholes. Bus service to the villages here were also cancelled due to the bad state of the road. Villagers now depend on tractors and tempos to reach the Hudukula Gate to board a bus. Lack of maintenance has rendered the newly constructed unusable. Villagers hope that the authorities concerned take some measures to repair the road and maintain it efficiently henceforth.

^^ no need of uploading pic to imageshack. u can embed right from source website, just "copy image location/url" of the image and embed it here.. like i embedded below, quote this msg to see code:

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Image: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/126089/lack-maintenance-renders-road-unusable.html

GULBARGA: Karnataka Road Development Corporation Ltd. (KRDCL) has taken up the development and upgrading of 1,800 km of roads under the Mega Road Development Programme in the Hyderabad Karnataka region.

Divisional Engineer of KRDCL Shashikant Warad told a meeting convened by the Hyderabad Karnataka Development Board here on Thursday that the development of the road network was taken up by the government through public private participation.

Mr. Warad admitted that the Hyderabad Karnataka region lagged behind in terms of road development. In fact, it was ranked last in the State in terms of development of road network, he said.

Stressing the need for more investment, Mr. Warad said as per a World Bank report, each investment of Rs. 10 lakh in road development would help 163 below poverty line (BPL) families. With a view to develop link roads in the Hyderabad Karnataka region, the KRDCL had conducted a feasibility study and taken up work on 15 roads after calling for tenders. The 15 link roads include Tavargera-Kanakagiri-Gangavi (42.9 km), Tavaragera-Sindhanur (41.1 km), Kushtagi-Tavaragera (23.2 km), Mudgal-Tavaragera (31.3 km), Gangavati-Kampli-Kuditini (41 km), Tintini-Chinchodi-Jalhalli-Karegud-Deva durg (32.3 km), Devadurg-Masarkal-Gobbur-Kalmala, Talikot-Hunasagi-Devapur (48.6 km), Chowdapur-Gulbarga (32.7 km), Afzalpur-Chowdapur (22.3 km), Maharashtra border near Hosur to Afzalpur (44.3 km), Bidar-Ekhelli (28 km), Ekhelli-Chincholi (33.5 km), Mundargi-Hadagali (24 km) and H|adagali-Harapanalli (27.7 km).

Proposal

The meeting also decided to submit a proposal to the State Government on developing and upgrading the State highway linking Khajuri-Aland-Belamgi-VK Salagar-Mahagopan-Ratkal-Sulepet, Aland-Nimbarga-Deval Gangapur-Jeratigi, Basavakalyan-Mudabi-Mahagoan, Basavakalyan-Kohinoor-VK Salagar, Nalwar-Sannati-Shirwal-Bhimarayanagudi, and Gulbarga-Shahabad-Wadi-Yadgir-Saidapur-Devasugur.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/07/stories/2011010762710300.htm)

‘Rs. 13 cr. to be released soon'

Staff Correspondent

It's to take up roadworks in Davangere.

DAVANGERE: Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will soon be releasing Rs. 13 crore for development of roads in Davangere Lok Sabha constituency.

In a press statement released here on Thursday, G.M. Siddeshwar, MP, has said that the Chief Minister and the Minister for Public Works had assured him (Mr. Siddeshwar) of releasing the Rs. 13 crore soon for laying new roads and repairing and widening some roads in Davangere. Mr. Siddeshwar had, earlier, submitted a representation to the Chief Minister seeking Rs. 20 crore for the purpose.

Mr. Siddeshwar said that the work to lay the new roads and repair and widen some roads in different parts of the district, including Chennagiri, Harihar and Honnali taluks, would be taken up soon. He thanked Mr. Yeddyurappa for responding to his appeal quickly.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/07/stories/2011010762250300.htm)

Thanks to BJP again :)

Nobody seem to follow lane discipline..

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except truck drivers..

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Nobody seem to follow lane discipline..


except truck drivers..

dude rules are made for our convenience, not that we are living just to obey the rules. no need of lane discipline when traffic is not much :cheers:

dude rules are made for our convenience, not that we are living just to obey the rules. no need of lane discipline when traffic is not much :cheers:

^^:nuts::bash:

^^:nuts::bash:

we take pride in indiscipline.. right from childhood we waged crusade against discipline :cheers: :banana:

dude rules are made for our convenience, not that we are living just to obey the rules. no need of lane discipline when traffic is not much :cheers:
:nuts:

Try not following lane discipline when traffic is not much in the U.S. or Europe and see what happens.

If the road is like this one, we don't need any discipline:nuts::nuts: This is NH17 near Bhatkal (Finally they fixed this stretch).

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dude rules are made for our convenience, not that we are living just to obey the rules. no need of lane discipline when traffic is not much :cheers:

Sigh. Even educated people talking like this. I dont think we have any future. :ohno:

Sigh. Even educated people talking like this. I dont think we have any future. :ohno:

u really need to grow up, u acting like a kid. rules/laws are made to make life easy, not to make it difficult. u try to understand what is cause and what is effect here. we are not living to obey rules already made, check out "spirit of law". some people say u should not overtake from left :doh: arebare jnana apayakari, half knowledge is dangerous than ignorance.

They are right. You should not overtake from the left. Rakshit gowda is right; our country is doomed.

They are right. You should not overtake from the left. Rakshit gowda is right; our country is doomed.

again half knowledge. a slow moving vehicle has to take right in next junction/signal, he goes in right lane. but if you are a fast moving vehicle would you insist on overtaking from right? or u overtake from left and go straight? :doh: so many illiterates in this forum

if ur lane is clear go ahead. dont think left or right. in fact switching lanes often is a bad practice

Why would you overtake in this situation? :nuts:

MANGALORE: The next 16 months will be nothing short of torture for the residents along the 72-km stretch between Mani and Sampaje on the Bantwal Mysore State Highway 88.

The Karnataka Road Development Corporation (KRDCL) has started its work of upgrading the road at a cost of Rs 176 crore, and this has already left the people in disarray.

The KRDCL has finished its package-A work from Mysore to Kushalnagar and package-B from Madikeri and Sampaje is on and will be completed by April-end.

KRDCL Mysore divisional engineer Manjunath told TOI the first phase will be completion of 40-km in stretches where land is available. "The first 15-km work will be completed by March this year and the remaining 25-km within another three to four months," he said. Admitting that the work was creating problems, he said the work could not be taken from end to end as it involves land acquisition, shifting of power and water supply lines. "We have started work where these problems are not there," he said.

After completion, the entire length from Mani to Madikeri will have seven metres carriageway as opposed to the existing 5.5 mts to 7 mts.

Regarding the deep cutting of road done at some places posing danger to vehicle users, Manjunath said it was to improve the vertical profile of the road. "In the existing road, the driver cannot see the oncoming vehicle till its too late. We are rectifying the issue," Manjunath pointed out.

The KRDCL will have to construct seven bridges, with Aranthodu Bridge at 53 mts being the longest. Pointing out at the Mysore-Madikeri road work completed by KRDCL, Manjunath said once completed the road will be a joy to use and people will have to bear with the inconvenience of this for some time. The work is expected to be completed by April 2012. The KRDCL will not need any land from Forest Department, so that delay is ruled out on the stretch even Madikeri Sampaje, said Manjunath.

Meanwhile, the other roads like 70-km Malpe Molakalmooru leading to Agume in Udupi District is 50% repaired, said PWD superintending Engineer B S Balakrishna.

Even repairs to the 75-km Padubidri-Chikkalgudda Road connecting Karkala and Seetanadi is half done, he said adding rest of the roads were pot-hole free to maximum extent.

Read more: Get ready for a bumpy ride - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Get-ready-for-a-bumpy-ride/articleshow/7271253.cms#ixzz1AqISjsW7

Coming: Bigger, better national highway
Lawrence Milton | TNN

MYSORE: A major development project for NH 212 is in prospect. Over 150.80 km stretch between the Kerala border (starting at 117.60 km) and ending at Kollegal (at 268.40 km) in the state would be developed into two and four lanes.

An estimated cost of the project is around Rs 440 crore and five firms have been short-listed for bidding. [/B]The process of acquiring lands is on and once the finance ministry gives its green signal it would be developed on war-footing. The increasing industries in Mysore, especially around Nanjangud, along with increased tourists and inter-state vehicles have resulted in traffic problems on the narrow stretch. Adding to this, frequent accidents on the highway snarl up traffic for hours. The highway connects to Tamil Nadu and Kerala and the passenger car unit on the road is around 33,000.

The proposed project will be a blessing to the tourism sector in Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts besides facilitating economic growth in the vicinity.

Meanwhile, no development project is pending pertaining to upgradation of state highways as well as major district roads. The state government had proposed to implement toll collection on selected SHs and MDRs but was dropped following public outcry.

[B]Proposed project details of NH 212

Bandipur forest reserve: Two-lane of 7 mts width with earthen shoulder (18.8 km road)
Bandipur forest reserve to Gundlupet town: Two-lane of 10 mts width with paved shoulders (15.9 km)
Gundlupet town: Four-laning of 15 mts width with covered drains (2 km area)
Gundlupet to Nanjangud: Two-lane of 10 mts width with paved shoulders (34 km)
Nanjangud to Mysore city: Four-lane of 15 mts width with paved shoulders (26.5 km)
Mysore to T Narasipura: Two-lane of 10 mt width with paved shoulders (24.6 km)
T Narasipura to Uttamballi junction: Two-lane of 7 mts width with earthen shoulders (26 km)


The Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Namma-Mysuru-is-on-right-road/articleshow/7286958.cms#ixzz1B26zF69P)

Road connecting Chondi Mukhed and Bidar built (http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/01/stories/2011020158370300.htm)


Bidar: The Bidar Zilla Panchayat has built a road to reach Chondi Mukhed, a village that belongs to Bidar but lies in Maharashtra. Officials of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana bought land from farmers in Maharashtra for the project as the road passes through the neighbouring State for nearly a km. With this, the dreams of the Chondi Mukhed village residents to have easy access to Bidar have been realised. Chikli (U) gram panchayat president Gangadhar Nitture said this would help farmers take their produce to the market. Moreover, now villagers can send their children to schools in Bidar.

Karnataka Rural Roads Development Organisation Chief Engineer H.S. Prakash Kumar hopes the road would bring prosperity to the backward village. He congratulated the officials and engineers who had put in additional effort to complete the project. PMGSY project director Nagshetty Annarao Patil thanked the Union Government, the State Government and the zilla panchayat for making the project successful. He thanked the Maharashtra Government and farmers for their cooperation. He said building the road and a bridge on the way to Chondi Mukhed was one of the biggest challenges he had faced. Residents of Chondi Mukhed and Chikli (U) villages felicitated Mr. Patil. Panchayat Raj Engineering section Superintending Engineer Pramod Reddy; taluk panchayat member Prakash Nitture; gram panchayat member from Chondi Mukhed Savita Bai and others were present.

Pay up to ride state highways (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/134624/pay-up-ride-state-highways.html)


Get set to pay for using important State highways (SH). The State cabinet on Thursday accorded in-principle approval to collect toll on State highways that were developed under the Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project-1 (KSHIP-1).

With this, the Public Works Department (PWD) will take steps to implement its long-pending toll collection proposal. It will soon select SH routes for this purpose, fix the toll rates and appoint toll collection agencies. The PWD has been directed to submit all these details before the cabinet for its final approval. User fee or toll collection is necessary to ensure proper upkeep of roads.

The government is expecting to generate around Rs 500 crore per annum by collecting toll on all KSHIP-1 roads (3,400 km), Higher Education Minister V S Acharya told reporters after the cabinet meeting. Sources said the cabinet was divided over the issue of toll collection. Some ministers suggested not to collect toll on roads that were already developed. Instead, roads that will be developed in coming days should be made toll routes. However, PWD Minister C M Udasi said the toll collection on KSHIP-1 roads is unavoidable in order to ensure their maintenance. Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa is learnt to have said that there is no harm in giving in-principle approval.

The government is also taking measures to amend the Karnataka State Highways Act 1964 enabling the PWD to impose toll. For now, the government does not have the statutory powers to collect toll on state highways. The plan is to covert about 1,500 km of SH upgraded under KSHIP-1, into toll roads in the first phase. The remaining 1,900 km will be taken up under the second phase. The responsibility of toll collection will be entrusted to private agencies, which will also be in-charge of the maintenance of these roads, official sources said. Officials said roads which will have the minimum volume of 10,000 passenger car per unit will be selected for toll collection. Toll plazas will be set up for every 50 km.

Our roads are the deadliest in the State (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Bangalore/article1167459.ece)


The year-end road accident statistics compiled by the State Transport Department for 2010 hold no surprises for the average city dweller. In the year that went by, 803 men, women and children were killed on the roads. Comparison with the statistics of 2009, where 761 people died in road accidents in the city, show that matters have only worsened. With nearly 4,500 people injured in road accidents in the city in 2010, one out of every 10 injured persons in the State was from Bangalore.

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Deadly statistics

Roads in the city's catchment areas — Bangalore (Rural), Ramanagaram, Tumkur and Chickballapur — claimed another 1,132 innocent lives, making southeast Karnataka the most dangerous place for commuters in the State. After Bangalore, the most number of accidents were recorded in Belgaum, where 504 people were killed.

Arterial roads

But unlike in districts such as Belgaum, Tumkur and Bellary, where the majority of the deaths occurred on the State and National Highways that run through them, Bangalore's deaths occur on its internal road network. The National Highways around the city claimed 172 lives and another 25 were killed on the State Highways whereas the bulk of the deaths (606) occurred on the city's arterial roads. The statistics also reveal that 34 per cent of those involved in fatal accidents were pedestrians and 22 per cent of the victims were on two-wheelers.

Vehicle population

At a recent interaction with readers of The Hindu, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic and Security) Praveen Sood admitted that the city's infrastructure could at best cope with about 20 lakh vehicles. But that number has exploded to 40 lakh in recent years, making the job of enforcing discipline on the city's killer roads an onerous responsibility for the police.

Residents to file writ against NH-17 widening (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/137522/residents-file-writ-against-nh.html)


Urging the authorities concerned to restrict the acquisition of land to 45 metres between Kundapur and Talapady for four-laning of NH 17, more than 500 displaced people are planning to file writ in the High Court within 15 days.

Speaking to presspersons after National Highway displaced persons meeting on Sunday, Rashtriya Heddari Santhrasthara Horata Samithi convener and advocate Ramdas Nayak said hundreds of displaced persons residing between Kundapur and Padubidri have brought stay order from the High Court against the land acquisition. “Our elected representatives are acting irresponsibly. In this background, the displaced persons are planning to bring stay order by filing a writ in the High Court. We will fight against injustice in the High Court and the Supreme Court,” he warned.

“In fact, we have already submitted a memorandum to Union Minister of State for Road Transport Jithin Prasad to restrict the land acquisition to 45 metres on February 6, who in turn has assured to hold talks with the State government. The land acquisition for NH development in Kerala and Goa has been restricted to 35 metres. However, it has been increased to 65 metres in Karnataka. We are not against widening the road by 45 metres. However, in some places, the land is being acquired unnecessarily, which we are opposing,” he added. At the same time, the NHAI has already started the work on road widening. However, land acquisition process is not complete. It has started the work wherever the government land is available, he alleged. “Amidst all the problems, our representatives are mum over the issue. Inspite of submitting memorandum, no one listens to our woes,” he added.

Belur-Hassan Road, a part of Belur-Mysore SH is serving a great need for commuters from Chickmagalur to Hassan, Bangalore, Mysore and Vice-Versa:nuts: This road is developed with a cost of 99 lakhs per Kilometre :). Having a Validity of more than 10 years, Its running its 5th year right now and it is brand new except some potholes which has happened from Mining Lorries. And Now it is being filled with Quality Patches :lol: You may find 2-3 potholes in the whole 36 KM stretch! Here is a glimpse.

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x posting :)

^^
Tree lined highway, beautiful :banana: .
Thanks for posting Giri.

IRB ties up Rs 831 cr for Karnataka road project

Mumbai, Feb 18 (PTI) Toll-road firm IRB Infrastructure Developers today said it has tied up funds of Rs 831 crore for its Tumkur-Chitradurga road project in Karnataka.
IRB Tumkur Chitradurga Tollway, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IRB, has tied-up for a debt of Rs 831 crore for executing the Rs 1,142 crore project, a statement said.
A consortium of lenders comprising Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC), Bank of Baroda, HDFC and IDBI Bank has financed this project, it said.
Of the total project cost, the equity contribution of the company will be around Rs 311 crore, while IDFC, which is the leading lender, will be financing up to Rs 500 crore and the remaining would be contributed by the other banks.
"With the financial closure (arranging funds from lenders)of this project, the company has achieved financial closure for all the projects awarded to it by NHAI," IRB''s Chairman and Managing Director Virendra Mhaiskar said.
The project of six-laning of Tumkur-Chitradurga section of NH-4 has to be completed over a period of 910-days, the statement said.
"We will commence work on the project in April this year," Mhaiskar said.
IRB has got a concession period of 26-years and the company will have to pay a premium of Rs 144.40-crore for the project to the NHAI in the first year, the release said.

PTI (http://news.in.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4938208)

NHAI Updates as on 31 August 2010

http://nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm

http://nhai.org/NH4_Mumbai_Chennai_main.htm

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Good guess Gentem. Deadline extended again. :bash:

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good progress tumkur and chitradurga bypass finished :banana: Now nelemangala bangalore elevated highway all north ktaka people can reach bangalore in no time. thanks to vajapayee

Here's the latest update on Bangalore to Mangalore road along NH48.

Getting out of Bangalore as mentioned earlier has become a heaven. Only thing You may get stuck at the toll booth of Nelmangala Express way for about 10 mins.

Nelmangala - Bellur Cross road work is going on in full swing. Around 50% to 60% of the 4 lane work is fully complete. Buses are just crusing around 90 to 100 KMS speeds.

Bellur Cross - Hassan road is again Excellent.

A New hotel called Ganesh is opened just besides Kamath Hotel in Udayapura. Buses have started stopping here. Rest rooms are far better than Kamath, spacious and clean. VRL, Sugama, Sea Bird and a few KSRTC buses have moved from Kamath to Hotel Ganesh.


Hassan - Saklesharpur stretch has a few rough patches.

Next comes the terrible Shiradi ghat. Roads are terrible in about 15 KM stretch. Road work going on very very slow. I dont think they will be able to complete it in another 3 months before rain. Work had started during November.

Gundya - BC Road. Better but has a few bad patches.


BC road - Mangalore is around 90% complete. Road is Excellent.

Anshi ghat

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cc-Aravind

Roads

38. The State has a major challenge to develop and maintain a road network of adequate capacity and quality. During the past five years, 28,059 km of road renewal and 8900 km of road upgradation & widening has been completed. Projects for development of 4000 km of roads are in progress.

39. The State Government has recently obtained a loan approval from the Asian Development Bank to develop 600 km of state highways at an estimate of Rs.1330 crore in the following 9 packages.

• Magadi-Koratagere.

• Pavagada-AP Border.

• Gubbi-Mandya.

• Jagalur NH 13-SH 19

• Padubidri - Karkala.

• Davanagere - Birur.

• Shelvadi - Mundargi.

• Mudgal - Gangawati.

• Soundatti - Kamatagi.

40. The World Bank has also conveyed its concurrence to finance development of 269 km of state highways in the following 5 packages at an estimate of Rs.657 crore. The work for all these packages is likely to commence in 2011-12.

• Hoskote - Chintmani Bypass.

• Haveri - Tadas.

• Dharwad - Saundatti.

• Tinthani - Kalmala.

• Chowdapura - Gulbarga.

41. Under Public Private Partnership, the following four roads are being taken up at an estimate of Rs.1,523 crore.

• Malavalli - Pavagada.

• Mudhol - Nippani.

• Shimoga - Hangal.

• Managuli - Devapur.

42. 17 new road works of 702 km and 20 new bridges will be taken up through KRDCL at an estimate of Rs.1692 crore.

43. Rs.100 crore would be provided for development of ring road in Shimoga. :banana:

44. An amount of Rs.35 crore will be provided to develop the roads from Shimoga Airport to Sringeri and up to Rambapuri.

45. An amount of Rs.50 crore will be provided for development of roads in Kodagu District.

46. A special institution will be set up to mobilize resources for comprehensive development of roads in the state.
primary sourcu http://www.kar.nic.in/finance/bud2011/bsp2011.htm

Rs. 5,400 cr. to be spent on roads during 2011-12 (http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/25/stories/2011022567820900.htm)

Staff Reporter
Drivers' training schools to be established in Bangalore and Dharwad

‘World Bank has agreed to finance development of 269 km of State highways'

BANGALORE: The State Government will be spending about Rs. 5,400 crore, obtained through various sources, including external borrowing, on development and upgrading of various roads in the State during 2011-12.

Presenting his sixth budget here on Thursday, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa noted that the State had a major challenge to develop and maintain a road network of adequate capacity and quality. He said Karnataka Road Development Corporation Ltd. (KRDCL), would execute 17 new roadwork (702 km) and take up work on 20 bridges during 2011-12 at a cost of Rs. 1,692 crore.

The Government proposes to take up development of nine State highways (600 km) at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,330 crore after the Asian Development Bank approves a loan. The nine highways are Magadi-Koratagere, Pavagada-Andhra Pradesh border, Gubbi-Mandya, Jagalur NH 13-SH 19, Padubidri-Karkala, Davangere-Birur, Shelvadi-Mundargi, Mudgal-Gangavati and Savadatti- Kamatagi.

The World Bank too had agreed to finance development of 269 km of State highways in five packages at an estimated cost of Rs. 657 crore, Mr. Yeddyurappa said. Work on these five packages — Hoskote-Chintmani bypass, Haveri-Tadas, Dharwad-Savadatti, Tinthani-Kalmala and Chowdapura-Gulbarga, was likely to begin during 2011-12, the Chief Minister said.

He said work on four roads — Malavalli- Pavagada, Mudhol-Nippani, Shimoga-Hanagal and Managuli-Devapur, would be taken up under PPP model at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,523 crore. Mr. Yeddyurappa announced that Rs. 100 crore would be provided for ring road project in Shimoga during 2011-12.

Transport

Mr. Yeddyurappa said that revenue collection from the Transport Department was likely to reach Rs. 2,400 crore during 2010-11 as against Rs. 2,032 crore collected during 2009-10. Hence, the department would be given a target of Rs. 2,800 crore for 2011-12, he said.

In view of scarcity of skilled drivers in the State, drivers' training schools would be established in Bangalore and Dharwad under PPP model, he said, and announced allocation of Rs. 5 crore for this purpose.

No maintenance of median on Hunsur road.(SH-88)
Flowering/colourfull plants looks like weeds.
Proper maintenance required.

Karwar: The members of the Katteveera Yuvaka Sangha took out a procession in Bhatkal on Thursday urging the authorities not to alter the route of the national highway which passed through Bhatkal town while widening it to four lanes.

Protesters submitted a memorandum to the Assistant Commissioner. The former president of zilla panchayat Damodar Gardikar and town panchayat member Krishna Naik demanded that the national highway should not be diverted from Bhatkal to save the property of a few rich people. They said the four-lane highway should pass through the Bhatkal town.

The memorandum said that if the present highway was expanded then the Government could save hundreds of crores of rupees. If the bypass road was built, then hundreds of acres of agricultural land would have to be acquired by the Government.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/05/stories/2011030558640500.htm)

Yeddyurappa performs ‘Bhoomi Puja' for 4-lane Hubli-Dharwad road

HUBLI, MARCH 6:
The Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr B.S. Yeddyurappa, performed “Bhoomi Puja” (ground breaking) for the Rs 177.73-crore four-laning of Hubli-Dharwad road.

For the project, the Centre's contribution is Rs 100 crore and the State Government's share is Rs 77.73 crore. The total length of the four-lane road is 19 kilometres. It starts from Hosur Circle at Hubli and stretches up to Jubilee Circle at Dharwad.

The district administration has recommended 13.75 km of concrete road be laid between Unakal cross in Hubli to Vidyagiri in Dharwad. The road project has underpasses to decongest traffic between the two cities at Unkal, Navanagar, Bhairidevarakoppa and a road over-bridge at Navalur.

According to Dharwad district-in-charge and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister, Mr Jagadish Shettar, the four-laning project will also undertake traffic junction improvement works at the Jubilee Circle, Court Circle, NTTF Junction in Dharwad and Hosur Circle in Hubli.

“The Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWSDB) has been paid Rs 2.84 crore for shifting the existing water supply lines on the route,” he added.

HUBLI-DHARWAD DEVELOPMENT

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said Dharwad district has not been neglected. The Government is planning to offer second grant of Rs 100 crore for twin-city development. It has already offered Rs 25 crore for upgrading KIMS and Rs 5 crore for Dharwad Mental Hospital. The Government is also giving guarantee for NWKSRTC for buying 500 buses and is releasing Rs 250 crore for acquiring land for Hubli airport expansion.

Mr Yeddyurappa also said that all the Government circulars and orders on the announcements in the Budget would be reaching the district-level offices within the month-end or by the first week of April.

“All these days it took at least three to four months for the officials to issue the government circulars and orders on the announcements that were made in the Budget, thus hindering the implementation process,” he added.

“Considering that, we have directed the officials at Bangalore to immediately take steps to issue the circulars and orders to the district offices. Once that is done, it will be easier for the early implementation of the schemes and orders,” he added.

The Chief Minister said that he would be at Belgaum on all the three days of the Vishwa Kannada Sammelana (World Kannada meet) and participate in the deliberations.

Business Line (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article1514916.ece)

Nanjangud-Mysore project cleared

BS Reporter / Chennai/ Mysore March 07, 2011, 0:53 IST
The Rs 434 crore plan for improving and expanding roads in Mysore and the backward district of Chamarajanagar is getting ready for implementation.

“The tender process is on for its execution under a private-public partnership model. There was some delay over the issue of road toll collection. After sorting out the issue, the Centre has finally cleared the project and the work may start sometime next month,” Chamarajanagar MP R Dhruvanarayan told Business Standard at the weekend.

The project envisages converting the accident-prone Mysore-Nanjangud stretch of the Bangalore-Ooty Road into a four-way lane road. The improvement of this road, NH-212 has assumed urgency in the wake of repeated accidents that have claimed lives.
The vital national highway is witnessing increasing vehicular traffic while the road is in a bad condition. In a major bus mishap as many as 31 people met watery grave when a tempo fell into a road-side tank recently.

Apart from the existing bridge, one more bridge would be built across the Kabini at Nanjangud, he said.

The expansion of the 26-km stretch of the national highway will also provide a direct four-lane link to Bangalore from this temple town.

BS (http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/nanjangud-mysore-project-cleared/427501/)


Four laning of Kundapur-Goa border

MANGALORE: The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will take up four laning of 190 kms on NH-17 from Kundapur to Goa border. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Rs 1,200 crore plan was prepared by Span Consultants Pvt Ltd.

The Request for Qualification (RFQ) process or tendering is likely to be initiated by NHAI by mid-2011. This four-laning is being done under the National Highway Development Project (NHDP) Phase III, on Build Operate Transfer (BOT) Toll basis.

Currently, the four laning of Surathkal to Kundapur is in progress and when Kundapur-Goa section is complete, it will offer users a seamless driving experience plus savings in terms of time and fuel.

NHAI sources said the project may be taken up as a single package of 190 kms or in two packages depending upon the viability.

RFQ is a process to select and shortlist pre-qualified applications for the bid stage or to appoint the selected bidder for the projects. After shortlisting applicants, the NHAI asks for Request for Proposals (RFP) from bidders and later the bidder offering the lowest amount of grant sought from authority or the highest premium / revenue shared offer would be selected.

The whole project is through Private-Public-Partnership (PPP). The Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) lease period will be determined later by the planning committee depending upon the return on investment. Usually, the project deadline for such projects is 30 months.

The DFR indicates that there is a need to widen the existing road as the Average Daily Traffic (ADT), between Kundapur-Goa border is 14,191 passenger car units (PCU) of tollable traffic (only four-wheelers are tollable). The total traffic on this route is a little more than 17,000 PCU.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Four-laning-of-Kundapur-Goa-border/articleshow/7642453.cms)

Mysore,Hubli and Mangalore all three get some goodies :banana:

Bangalore to Mangalore in six hours?
bangaloremirror (http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/73/20110221201102212015345316565530f/Bangalore-to-Mangalore-in-six-hours.html)

A four-lane road has been proposed between Hassan and BC Road, which includes the dreaded Shiradi Ghat stretch, that awaits the Centre’s nod

If the Centre approves the four-laning proposal from Hassan to BC Road, which is about 30 km from Mangalore, the travel time between Bangalore and Mangalore would be brought down to six hours. At present, it takes about 8 to 8.5 hours to reach the coastal town from the state capital or vice-versa.



Currently, it is a nightmare for travellers passing through the treacherous Shiradi Ghat that connects Mangalore to Bangalore as the union government is yet to clear the proposal to concretise the 37-km ghat stretch on National Highway 48.

National Highway division’s executive engineer I E Krishne Gowda said the four-laning work from Nelamangala to Bellur Cross is nearing completion, while work will begin soon on the stretch between Bellur Cross and Hassan.

While the four-laning work from Surathkal to BC Road is also nearing completion, the same on the Hassan-BC Road stretch, which also includes the ghat section, is yet to begin. A feasibility study has already been conducted and it is awaiting the transport ministry’s approval.

“After the approval of the feasibility report, a final draft needs to be prepared which, again, has to be approved by the ministry,” he said.

Sources from the National Highway division said the four-laning work is likely to be taken up on a ‘Build, Operate, Transfer’ (BOT) basis.

No takers for repairs

The Shiradi Ghat has been in news more for its potholes than the picturesque sight around it. Overloading, wet weather and high vehicular traffic are some of the major problems on the stretch. Besides, there are fewer contractors who are keen on taking up works on this unfriendly terrain.

Has a toll booth been built [yet] on any State Highway? :)

Yelahanka - Doddaballapur Road

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Rajankunte - Nelamangala Road

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Outskirts of Bangalore are filled with Grape gardens

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Wonderful road on the outskirts

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Hanuman Statue at a junction... A spice of India

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Beautiful pics kadri. :cheers:

Good roads and beautiful pics Kadri :)

ವಿಧಾನಪರಿಷತ್ತು : ಮಲೆನಾಡು-ಕರಾವಳಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸುವ ಆಗುಂಬೆ-ಸೋಮೇಶ್ವರ ಘಾಟ್* ರಸ್ತೆ ಅಗಲೀಕರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಮಾರ್ಚ್* ಅಂತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಯ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸ ಹಾಗೂ ಯೋಜನಾ ವರದಿ ಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗಲಿದೆ.

ಪಿ.ವಿ. ಕೃಷ್ಣಭಟ್ಟರ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗೆ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪ ನೀಡಿದ ಉತ್ತರವಿದು. ಆಗುಂಬೆ ಘಾಟ್* ರಸ್ತೆಯು ಉಡುಪಿ-ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಗೆ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸುವ ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರೆ-ಚಿಕ್ಕಲಗುಡ್ಡ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ 1ರ ಭಾಗವಾಗಿದೆ. ತೀವ್ರ ತೆರನಾದ ತಿರುವು ಹಾಗೂ ಕಿರಿದಾದ ರಸ್ತೆಯಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ್ದು ಇದನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರೀತಿಯ ವಾಹನಗಳ ಮುಕ್ತ ಸಂಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಅವಕಾಶ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಡಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.

ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಯ ಯೋಜನಾ ವರದಿ ತಯಾರಿಕೆಗೆ ಆಲ್ಕನ್ಸ್* ಕನ್ಸಲ್ಟಿಂಗ್* ಇಂಜಿನಿಯರ್* ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗೆ ವಹಿಸಿಕೊಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಮಾರ್ಚ್* ಅಂತ್ಯದೊಳಗೆ ಯೋಜನಾ ವರದಿ ಸಿದ್ಧಗೊಳ್ಳಲಿದೆ. ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ವಲಯ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮಘಟ್ಟ ರಸ್ತೆಗಳ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗಾಗಿ ಒದಗಿಸಿರುವ 7500 ಲಕ್ಷಗಳ ಅನುದಾನ ಹಾಗೂ ಆಗುಂಬೆ ಘಾಟ್* ರಸ್ತೆಯ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗಾಗಿ 1820 ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂ. ಗಳನ್ನು ಮೀಸಲಿಡಲಾಗಿದೆ.

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^^ Beautiful buddy ...

Travelled throgh Shiradi ghat this weekend. The road condition has improved a lot. Major potholes are missing but the road surface is not very smooth.

While travelling from Bangalore , My bus left Majestic at 10.30 PM and reached Mangalore at 5.30 AM. with some 15 mins break at Kamath hotel and some 10 mins traffic jam while getting out of Bangalore.

On my return journey, My bus left Mangalore at 10.20 PM and reached Bangalore at 5.15 AM. It reached Nelamangala at 4.30 AM even after a 20 mins break at Sakleshpura.

Also saw two CPC Logistics bus heading towards Bangalore.

But the bus driver said the road work is of poor quality and Shiradi ghat road would get washed within a week once it starts raining.

Dang ... I was hoping for some beautiful pictures of the Road ... :(

Dang ... I was hoping for some beautiful pictures of the Road ... :(

As I remember I think last time when I had a good sleep while travelling along Shiradi ghat was sometime in begining of June 2010. I keep travelling to Mangalore every alternative week. So it took almost 10 months to restore the road back to just to make it motorable.

These days in 10 months brand new roads of international quality is built. But for Shiradi ghat it takes 10 months just to do a shabby repair work.

Any way this time had a good sleep, didnt know when the bus came down the ghat. :)

As I remember I think last time when I had a good sleep while travelling along Shiradi ghat was sometime in begining of June 2010. I keep travelling to Mangalore every alternative week. So it took almost 10 months to restore the road back to just to make it motorable.

These days in 10 months brand new roads of international quality is built. But for Shiradi ghat it takes 10 months just to do a shabby repair work.

Any way this time had a good sleep, didnt know when the bus came down the ghat. :)
Which is surprising for a National Highway ....