Mysore Road: Predominance of traffic jams; Motorists are in trouble
Tens of junctions, hundreds of problems
Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್
Bengaluru: Mysore Road, which is an important connecting road in the south-west part of the city, has become a difficult road for motorists due to hundreds of problems due to improper maintenance at dozens of junctions.
The 17 km long route from Kengeri Circle to Town Hall is always heavily trafficked at 13 junctions. Vehicles are parked at four or five junctions. Due to this, there is traffic jam most of the day.
The Kengeri roundabout connecting Uttarahalli to Mysore road is heavily trafficked. It is a junction for vehicles going from Uttarahalli towards Mysore and towards Jnanabharati, from Kengeri Satellite Bus Stand towards Kengeri Suburban, opposite the city entrance and into Kengeri town. Due to the high traffic of two-wheelers and heavy vehicles and the chaos of the road here, the traffic becomes chaotic.
Jnanabharati Junction is the youngest and the line of vehicles starting here reaches up to Rajarajeshwari Arch. As the flyover work is going on for signal-free traffic at the arch junction, its contribution to the traffic has increased. Motorists have to put in a lot of effort to climb the flyover near Nayandahalli. There is an overpass BMTC stand here and the buses stop at random causing problems for the vehicles going towards the overpass and towards the lower ring road. "Despite many complaints about this, at least one person has demanded that the traffic police be posted here, but the police have not taken any action," the locals complain.
At BHEL-Deepanjali Nagar junction, vehicles going towards Vijayanagar and vehicles proceeding on Mysore road are getting congested. In addition to the traffic at the tollgate and Haleguddahalli junctions, many accidents occur daily due to the traffic caused by the two-wheeler vehicles that are crossing the signal and irregularly. It is also difficult for vehicles to climb the flyover at Sirsi Circle. From the signal at the bottom of the roundabout, traffic comes to a halt in front of the flyover.
Neglect of BWSSB
After Sirsi Flyover (Balagangadharnath Swami Flyover) there is heavy traffic on SJP, SP, OTC roads from morning till midnight. These roads are not fit for smooth traffic. These roads are narrow and full of potholes. Sewage water is constantly flowing on the road. BWSSB has been working here for a year. However, sewage water has not stopped flowing on the road. Citizens have to move between pits and dirt of sewage between gravel stones. Buses often ply these roads so it takes time to take a turn on the narrow road. Due to this, vehicles stand in line even on the flyover.
Traffic is heavy at night
The vehicular traffic on Mysore road near the satellite bus stand increases as night falls. Private buses park illegally on the road leading to traffic jams till 12 midnight every day. The police have ordered that government buses cannot stop outside the bus stand even for a moment. However, despite tens of private buses standing in a row on the road obstructing vehicular traffic, the police do not take any action. In addition, there are many hotels here and vehicles are parked in front of them as well. Due to the problem caused by this illegal parking, there is traffic till Haleguddahalli junction. Traffic increases a lot during weekends and festivals.
There are many problems with turns
Near Gadli Anjaneya Temple and Hosa Guddahalli on Mysore Road, vehicles take a detour to go inside Pipeline Road and Hosaguddahalli. Due to this, vehicular traffic on the main road almost comes to a standstill during peak hours. Traffic police are present at these two turns only for two hours each in the morning and evening. During the rest of the time, vehicular traffic is haphazard. Ramesh, the owner of a local shop, is of the opinion that if the diversion is blocked at these two places during heavy traffic, the traffic will be relieved a lot.
Outer Ring Road; Unrelenting traffic
Although flyovers and underpasses have been constructed on the outer ring road (Dr. Puneethrajkumar Road) connecting Kanakapura Road, traffic is not smooth. The flyover work is going on at Nice Junction and the contribution to traffic starts from here. In addition, a flyover at the junction leading to Girinagar and an underpass at the junction leading towards Sita Circle have been constructed. The vehicular traffic which is facilitated at these junctions will be blocked at the junction. The traffic here reaches up to the previous underpass. At Katthariguppe, Kamakya cinema junction, traffic will increase due to vehicles stopping at the signals.
People's representatives and election candidates have promised many times to make Kamakya and Kattariguppe junctions signal-free. But the plan to solve this problem has not been implemented," complained Venkatesha Raju, a resident of Girinagar.
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