BDA Junction

Basavaraj Itnal

BANGALORE: Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has modified its design of overpass near BDA junction as its earlier design ran a risk of creating a brand new traffic junction.

As the traffic from Mekhri Circle going towards Vyalikaval could not be allowed to take a right turn at Cauvery junction, the same traffic is now made to take a turn near National Tuberculosis Institute (NTI). The median is already removed.

But does it not create a new traffic junction? How can traffic move on the Bellary Road without hindrance? Palike chief engineer Krishna Reddy has a solution.

“We will make another box overpass at this junction too. In fact, the earlier design had a provision for pedestrian underpass there. The same will be expanded to accommodate light motor vehicles,” he said.

Slow traffic

AT best, the traffic on the Bellary road will move but slowly. Whether the total time of travel would be less that the earlier waiting time at signals, only motorists can tell once they start using all the four boxes.

The U turn will be allowed near NTI and that would slow down the traffic and when combined with slowdown due to the box underpass near Cauvery junction, the time delay would be as much as a halt at traffic signal.

Further, the traffic from Kumarakripa towards High Grounds would cause a traffic block near Windsor Manor.

No comment on time

KRISHNA Reddy said that the work would be completed as fast as possible. How about doing it in 72 hours?

“We are not announcing any deadline. We will work as fast as possible so that motorists are put to minimum inconvenience,” he said.

Thats right Subba, the line diagram you have made is probably more like how its going to finally look like.your trafic flow analysis is very enlighting!
When i Last spoke with the engineers Next the work should start off at the Anand nagar section then the Windsor Manor.

/me will be travelling between 5th and 12th if some one could also fillin details on the progress updates it will be great

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Praveen
AkA PhotoYogi

Agree that Dr. Subramanya has at least taken a novel approach and used cheaper technology.  They need to consider upstream and downstream impacts a bit better rather than hoping or assuming things will improve.

I just wish they did 1/10 as much for pedestrians.  Was driving down old Madras Road.  After the Suranjan Das road crossing (going towards Hoskote) there is no pavement at all!  Or try crossing KH Road or Nrupathunga Road (near Martha's). 

I saw an article in TOI where one of the BBMP persons said that they were seeing if costs could be justified for more skywalks.  How is it that flyovers don't see to go through the same gates?  Or some tall tower?  One way to cost justify skywalks is to sue the BBMP and BTP for every pedestrian death to the tune of 1 crore or so.  All costs would be justified then.

Srivathsa

Hi All,
Back after a brief holiday, I Really dont see much Work that seems to have happend at the BDA Jn since the 5th of March. (Sad Sad!)
When I asked around last night I was told by the local traffic cops that work was stalled since a week, as the road was beeing widened.

It seems that as ususal they have now realised that
the section from Cauvery Jn, down towards the BDA Jn, at the turn off towards Palace
Once the Ramp is in place the mentioned section would become too narrow hence they are now looking at chewing into the Footpath see image. http://flickr.com/photos/photoyogi/2332990530/sizes/m/

Currently the concreting work is going on.

The Ramp work on the opp side ie BDA Jn to Windsor Manor seems to be having slow progress with excavation work again -- Not too happy case.

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Praveen
AkA PhotoYogi

TS, The Ramp base length is is "somewhat" accurate as i have noted the excavation point of the ramp on the other side of the road.(Palace Lodge side)
There will be a certain amount of compression as the photograph is essentially 2D.
When you compare it with the initial photo, the tree is behind the mixer as you have pointed out. Reg the work progress the only earth work that was not done is the one shown in the photo, other 3 sides are done.
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Praveen Sundaram
AkA PhotoYogi

Hi

  By the picture the ramp looks pretty small ...

   will the RAMP be a 4 Lane or a 2 lane ..??

   I hope they build the ramp considering future Traffic...

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Good observation..

I think you should send these kind of pictures to “Times of India”, so that BBMP will act accordingly ..

I think what he means by 10 lanes is an 'upto' 10 lanes..like they say at discount sales of 'upto 50%'. No fixed lanes!

Like it happens now on other roads..we can go asking the other cars driver to increase the volume to listen to a song being played while stuck in traffic or something I do always..check time from the digital clock on all tata indicas!

The best was one day when a bmtc bus came really close to my car that bus passengers were actually were trying getting down from the bus into my car!

Many thanks, TS, photoyogi & others who contributed to all these discussions.

It is just the approach road that has collapsed and not the underpass itself.

Its all got to do with the way things are put together..TOI says its operational again!

Haste makes Waste?! Hope its just the learning curve!

http://www.deccanherald.com/UserFiles/DHGallery/Mar282008/city_gall.jpg

check it out ... from DH news ... the road was relaid in record time

G8 going BBMP ... :)

http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Mar282008/city2008032859845.asp

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