Good friend Siva mailed in some pics of the elevated road currently under construction.
As per information on Maytas website, the 10 km, Rs 775 crore elevated road should be ready by September 2008. Car happy commuters should love it. I know, the BETL project was conceived at the time when there still were uncertainties over Metro project. But still, the numbers that keep ringing in my mind are - Metro costs Rs 75-80 crore per kilometer, and this thing is close (77.5 crore/km). Lets be ready for a royal crowd at Silk Board junction in the evenings though. 100 kmph to 0 in 10 seconds, followed by a 20-30 minute bumper to bumper through BTM layout or Madivala. What could follow? Perhaps the next elevated stretch from Silk Board to Shoolay Circle!?
Comments
BETL pics -- Thanks
-- PhotoYogi
BETL - Invitation for more Congestion, more Vehicles
SB - quite right. I think this was not the right thing to have done. In Phase-2, CTTP has recommended a Metro line from EC to Yelahanka - let's hope they take it up instead of putting up a third tier of road/s along Hosur road, because that's what they have brought upon themselves.
What this is going to do is choke up SB junction & then, they will again have to plan an elevated road from SB to Shoolay, & follow that with another from SB to Jayadeva, maybe another from SB to Iblur on Sarjapur road, too - there is simply no end to this road construction nonsense.
Suggestions to reduce Congestion @ BETL
-- PhotoYogi
Skybus
Skybus, an indigenous technology would have easily done the trick with a little lesser cost than BETL. Check out http://www.atrilabs.com
What is more the benefits are substantial if you consider that Skybus has near ZERO EMISSIONS and has much greater capacity and hence much lesser user cost.
BETL is a waste and will only compound the problem by encouraging people to use their cars instead of rail trasport.
BETL
Variable Tolls - Great Idea
PhotoYogi - that's a good idea.
In many parts of US, (California, for example, throughways leading up to LA from the south) have center lanes reserved for cars with family /4 occupants only, but I like your idea better - want to use up road space, pay according to how much you consume !
BETL Silkboard side
There is nearly 3-4
There is nearly 3-4 pedestrian crossing and 4-5 crossings.
There is enough space below the bridge for the buses provided they maintain lane discipline. I feel in 1 or 2 places we can have underpass on both sides of the road especially near bommasandra which is usually jammed in peak hours... and there shpuld be strict speed limits and lane discipline enforced.....
Regards,
Pradeep
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