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![]() https://foursquare.com/venue/24470443 Last edited by Mr_Bean : 8th August 2011 at 15:34. | |
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Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Madras
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![]() Strangely I dont remember seeing boards ahead coming from Madras, but there were 2-3 ahead from Bangalore side. | ||
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Yes I was referring to the one at Sriperumbudur. So indeed there is new one. Also which side of the road is this one? Also is it right in between Vaniyambadi and Pallikonda? The fact that its on the right side coming from Bangalore, is a bit of a downer. But since there are boards, one should be easily able to take a U. |
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Senior - BHPian | ![]() The new CCD, if my memory serves me correct is part of the HP pump before the Pallikonda Toll booth. It is about a couple of kms before the tool booth. It also has a new Veg restaurant attached to it. |
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The roads have deteriorated due to rain, from Karnataka border till Hosur the roads have plenty of craters, the stretch covering around 30-40 kms on highway starting from Chennai is also equally bad. | |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chennai
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| ![]() What are they going to do with the increased toll rates or what is the purpose of increasing the toll if the condition of the road keeps deteriorating?? |
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BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore
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Another nice development I experienced: passage through Porur junction was smooth without any hassle [at 1:30 pm on Tuesday and 2:45 pm on Wednesday] as the approach roads were widened by demolishing road-side shops and buildings. ![]() Last edited by J.Ravi : 11th August 2011 at 07:25. | |
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Thats a good update. Thanks. So at least there are not one but 2 good break points at the centre of the journey. That helps a lot. Breaking at A2B at Shoolagiri too early and its extremely crowded. This will help ease that part very much. And more importantly it helps while coming from Chennai as this would be one of the few good places one would encounter. | |
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Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Last week I drove from Chennai to Bangalore, via the GQ route with my wife, two kids and mother-in-law. At the BETL toll booth (just before entering the elevated road), I had a curious experience. I had drifted to the far left when entering the toll complex. But then I noticed that the first few booths are not for going into the city, so I had to stop adjacent to the leftmost city booth's line (there was quite a long line at the tollbooth). Parallel to me and in the line were two Force Travellers, and behind them, a small car (I think an I10). I made eye contact with the driver of this car, who indicated that I could squeeze in front of him. So I put my car in neutral, engaged parking brake and was waiting for the traffic to move. Suddenly I heard a thud from behind, and when I looked in the ORVM, I saw another Traveller van behind me, with a chap (its driver) bending between the two cars looking at the bumpers. I thought he had rear-ended me, and was about to get out of the vehicle when this guy walked up to my window, and started screaming in Kannada. I told him I cannot speak Kannada, and tried Tamil, Hindi and English with him - to no avail. He was quite agitated and started banging on my car, at which point I raised the window up. He banged some more on my window, windshield etc. screaming (I could make out that he was asking me to come out and pay him money). I looked around and saw that two more Force Travellers were on my left and ahead of me - that is, a total of 5 such vans, all belonging to the same travel agency, had surrounded me. With this chap going all ballistic, my wife refused to let me get out of the car. By then traffic had started moving, and I could squeeze into the line leading to the toll booth, so I quickly escaped from the spot. When I got to my destination and checked, there was no indication of a collision on my rear bumper. So I am at trying to figure out what this whole experience meant - was it an attempt to extort money from me? What would have happened if I had stepped out of the car? Why did they target me - because of my TN-07 numberplate and all-female passengers? The routine this guy tried now appear stage-managed to me. My wife theorizes that they had followed us all the way from Attibele at least. Has anyone had any similar experience or heard about such an experience? This was on Tuesday around 5PM. |
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BHPian Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chennai,Bangalo
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Cheers Prasad PS: never try to pick arguments with local elements if you cannot match up in language and your wife was correct in restraining you. Last edited by Dieseldunk : 24th August 2011 at 11:34. | |
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Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() It was Shiva Travels or some such. We did note the van number - KA-52-54NN (not posting the full version here). I was not aware of the FB option, though. :-) |
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| ![]() Good breakfast place recommendation please? - Starting from Bangalore to Chennai - Close to Krishnagiri area - Good parking facility, clean rest rooms and some open space to stretch (child friendly) - On the same side of the highway (left) - would like to avoid U-turns if possible. Thanks. Edit: Searched a bit more and shortlisted these two: 1. CCD before Shoolagiri - Do they serve breakfast?? Or just sandwiches and coffee? 2. A2B at Chinnar after Shoolagir but before Krishnagiri Which is better? (Food, parking, rest rooms) Last edited by androdev : 31st August 2011 at 23:12. |
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CCD is only sandwiches and coffee, but clean rest rooms. Now there is a new CCD after Krishnagiri also. (At Pallikonda). See post #599. | |
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