NH7 | Hebbal-Yelahanka Elevated Expressway | 3.2 KMs - 6 lane |U/C

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Updates

[nandan_ks]

WOW ... thats coming up fast
Nice pics Sanju

[kadri_007]

Upgrading Service road



Concrete drains



Upcoming Puravankara Township @ Yelahanka New Town









Lights for night work

[rsrikanth05]

Looking good. Hopefully, it will be complete soon...

[avinash2060]

pic taken near Mantri Jakkur Project and Vidyanagar cross

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Pic taken near Trumpet Junction


After Airport near Business Park


Service Roads near Mantri Jakkur Project and duo business park

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Near Jakkur Lake




Near sahakarnagar

[rsrikanth05]

This is basiclly your BETL/NBTPL on Bellary Road right?

[rsrikanth05]

Thought you might want to see this:

[avinash2060]

Sandeep Moudgal, Bangalore, April 8, DHNS:

Entering or exiting Bangalore will not be free any more for motorists. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to levy toll soon on all the seven major National Highways leading in and out of Bangalore.

The State government, too, is preparing to levy toll on the roads under its jurisidiction. Reason: Upgradation and upkeep of the roads need funds.

While the NHAI believes that the expenditure can be recovered through public-private partnership (PPP) models across all the National Highways running through Bangalore, the State government, which has started widening the roads across Karnataka, wants to recover the cost of providing “quality” roads from the citizens.

The NHAI is already levying toll on the Tumkur-Nelmanagala stretch and Hosur expressway on NH-4 and NH-7 respectively. It has started to erect toll booths at the other end of the same stretches.

Besides the much criticised toll booths on NH-7 erected a few metres away from the trumpet flyover leading to the Bengaluru International Airport, two other toll booths along the Bangalore-Hoskote-Mulbagal road on NH-4 are all set to start collecting user fee in a couple of months.

Top NHAI officials told Deccan Herald that a feasibility study is under way for widening NH-209 along Kanakapura road and also on NH-48 connecting Bangalore with Mangalore.
“The feasibility study should be completed in six months before we call for Expression of Interest for the project. The Nelmangala-Devanahalli stretch on NH-48 is ready and toll booths are expected to be up and running in a few months,” NHAI sources said.

Meanwhile, the State government’s proposal to levy toll on state highways is also taking shape, with officials stating that within a week, the Cabinet would take a final decision on which roads to levy toll.

Sources in the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited said a decision on levying toll on roads widened for smooth commuting would be taken for routes that come under the highway improvement projects.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...iting.html#top

[rsrikanth05]

Posted this, but image didn't show up: http://www.twitpic.com/4gw600

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[rsrikanth05]

Originally Posted by avinash2060

Image won't load if you hotlink.
Hence I posted the link to it.

Also, why are some pillars, differently shaped?

[Master of Disguise]

Oh No navayuga is the team incharge for construction....god help you...they have some amazing BAD track record ehhhhhrrr...

[nandan_ks]

Hmmm... may be .... But they have done better work in Bangalore.

Nelmangala - Bangalore expressway and part of the reach 1 metro is done by them.

[rsrikanth05]

Originally Posted by nandan_ks

Hmmm... may be .... But they have done better work in Bangalore.

Nelmangala - Bangalore expressway and part of the reach 1 metro is done by them.

NBTPL, Tumkur Road was delayed, so was NM Reach 1. AFAIK, that section of NM was awarded to Gammon later on.

And Navayuga can't build appealing toll booths for nuts. Like Tumkur Road.
Look at Soma ka toll booth on Hosur Road.

[kshiremath]

As for prgress concern they are working day and night. Hope they will finish by end of 2012.

[avinash2060]

An indefinite taxi strike, protesting the collection of toll from vehicles to and from the international airport in the city, was called off after the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) invited the protesters for a meeting on Monday.
It has been estimated that as many as 13,000 cabs used to ply between the airport and the city daily, and the collection of toll would eat into their profits, which eventually would result in an increased taxi fare.
All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), Bangalore Tourist Taxi Owners Association (BTTOA) and Karnataka Maxi Cab and Taxi Association had called for an indefinite strike from Sunday midnight following the NHAI's decision to collect toll from vehicles using the international airport road (NH-7) from Monday morning. The NHAI has already constructed a toll plaza near Sadahalli.
"After we had announced the indefinite strike, the NHAI officials on Sunday decided to hold discussions with us at their regional head office in Nelamangala on Monday. We called off the strike taking into consideration the scheduled meeting as well as its decision to postpone collecting tax at the plaza," GR Shanmugappa, president of AIMTC, said.
The Bangalore International Airport KSTDC Owners and drivers' Welfare Association and Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FKCCI) had also joined the protest.
General secretary of BTTOA K Radhakrishna Holla said the toll could not be justified as the plaza in Sadahalli was situated within the city limits.
"The plaza is not 60km away from the next toll booth (the other toll plaza being situated on Hyderabad Airport Road). Hence our prime demand would be to shift the toll plaza beyond Devanahalli airport on the NH-7," he said.
The associations have been demanding the construction of service roads on either side of the plaza.

DNA EPAPER April 18th Page2
http://epaper.dnaindia.com/dnabangal...=4%2f18%2f2011

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There appears to be no end in sight to the controversy brewing over newly-erected toll booths on Bangalore International Airport (BIA) Route.

Now the strike planned from April 17 from midnight onwards by several associations in collaboration with All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has been postponed. This decision was taken after the National Highway Authority approached the various associations for discussions.

Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, General Secretary of the Bangalore Tourist Taxi Owners’ Association (BTTOA) and AIMTC Invitee Committee Member, K. Radhakrishna Holla explained: “We were adamant about starting the strike from today. But since we were invited for discussions by the National Highway officials at Nelmangala, we will have a talk with the authorities. Based on the result of the talks, we will decide on the strike date.”

He stated that they have not altered their stand. “We are still against the toll booths that have been installed on the route to the airport. Unless these toll booths are removed from the Sadahalli Gate Cross, we will go ahead and agitate.”

Various other associations have also objected to the toll booths, saying they will only burden the passengers and adversely affect the travel and tourism industry.

“BIAL road toll booths come under city limits. As per the policies, no toll booth can be installed within 60 kilometers of the city limits. There is no proper service road. Toll collection will create bottlenecks and traffic jams. We condemn the NHAI’s move to start toll booths in the city. We will decide our course of action only after the meeting with NHAI officials,” was Mr. Holla’s last word on the subject. For now.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chann...-postponed-116