[shankar.balan]

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[salluks]

Originally Posted by shankar.balan

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I agree, I went on the road last week and came back at night and quite frankly driving at night here is quite scary.

The road is not well lit and most of the bridges have no view beyond 100 Meters and you are going in blind at the speed of 100 Km/h, there is not enough time to react if someone suddenly stops or if there's some dead dog on the road which also is quite common here for some reason.

[theabstractmind]

Originally Posted by salluks

I agree, I went on the road last week and came back at night and quite frankly driving at night here is quite scary.

The road is not well lit and most of the bridges have no view beyond 100 Meters and you are going in blind at the speed of 100 Km/h, there is not enough time to react if someone suddenly stops or if there's some dead dog on the road which also is quite common here for some reason.

With due respect, nothing he has written is unique to this highway. You have people speeding left right and center on every highway. You have people joining abruptly everywhere. You have maintenance and diversions of the kind he mentioned everywhere which requires merging of lanes. You have trucks and cars alike who hog the overtaking lane - driving well below the speed limit. I even saw people stopping on the shoulder or grass to access the highway restaurants instead of taking a U Turn on the service road. The only real issue he highlights is the lack of illumination - and I can't comment on this as I haven't driven down that road in dark.

I think it is time we appreciate the gains we have made compared to a couple of decades ago and make best use of it. We are ages away from the kind of discipline and enforcement (Indians are at their best when circumventing enforcement) which can make our roads safer. They will behave the same even if you provide them 6 lanes each, IMHO.

[DigitalOne]

I am planning to take the expressway to Mysore tomorrow. On the way I am planning to visit the Srirangapatna temple. Is there a properly marked exit from the expressway to the Srirangapatna town? Does Google maps also show this exit?

[binand]

Originally Posted by shankar.balan

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I took the BMEW on my way to Calicut, yesterday. This was my second trip and I did observe there is major improvement since the last one in November. But we need to be aware that the EW is still an unfinished product. I counted 5 separate locations where the main carriageway is not open to traffic; detours via service roads or temporary roads are implemented. Access control is not in place everywhere. Most important (for me) is the free left turn lane (easily missed unless you are looking for it) at the Columbia Asia junction to exit onto the clockwise MRR.

The points mentioned in the Reddit post in my view, fall into one of three categories:

1. Not specific to BMEW, but common on all roads in India. "Trucks on rightmost lane", "people overtake from the left" etc.
2. Issues with BMEW, but hopefully will be sorted out by the time the road's construction is completed. Access control, autos/tractors, merge lanes from towns bypassed etc.
3. Driver issue. "An inexperienced driver may not be able to drop to 20 Kmph from 100 kmph within 5 seconds" - such drivers have no business driving, in my opinion.

[androdev]

Originally Posted by Rajeevraj

From Bangalore? Yes, you can. Need to make sure you exit before the Srirangapatna bypass start and go into the town area.

I will be exiting NICE road to join Mysore road - though I haven't taken this route in a long time. At what point (coming from Bangalore) will I enter the "expressway"? And at what point should I exit the expressway to enter Srirangapatna to reach railway station area? I tried to check google maps but it wasn't easy to differentiate between service road vs express way.

[speedmiester]

Originally Posted by androdev

I will be exiting NICE road to join Mysore road - though I haven't taken this route in a long time. At what point (coming from Bangalore) will I enter the "expressway"? And at what point should I exit the expressway to enter Srirangapatna to reach railway station area? I tried to check google maps but it wasn't easy to differentiate between service road vs express way.

You will get onto the EW immediately after the exit of NICE road, this is after Kadamba Hotel on the left.

For entering Srirangapatna from EW, it's easier as the work is still in progress near the exit. Sharing the map screenshot.

[sanjaykk]

Proposed toll rates:
https://twitter.com/IndexKarnataka/s...28788081053703

[balenoed_]

Originally Posted by sanjaykk

Proposed toll rates:
https://twitter.com/IndexKarnataka/s...28788081053703

It is named as Kaveri Expressway is it?

Is this a genuine source? 135/- for car seems to be reasonable. Not sure if it is that is all. It is says it is just proposed rates. Probably not the final.

[Rajeevraj]

This nice drone shot of Expressway+ Vande Bharat has been going viral over the last couple of days

https://twitter.com/shrirambn/status...AvJlJ6FQg&s=03

[sanjaykk]

Originally Posted by balenoed_

It is named as Kaveri Expressway is it?

Is this a genuine source? 135/- for car seems to be reasonable. Not sure if it is that is all. It is says it is just proposed rates. Probably not the final.

Not sure. This Twitter handle usually posts information related to projects in Karnataka.
I don't think the name is finalized yet. And the toll listed is just for Bangalore - Nidaghatta stretch.

[Abhiram]

Originally Posted by sanjaykk

Proposed toll rates:
https://twitter.com/IndexKarnataka/s...28788081053703

So its cheaper than what i used to pay for my office commute on NICE road (PES to ECity. I stopped btw).
Fun fact, if anyone plans on using NICE Road, please be aware that i paid 155 rupees to drive in bumper to bumper traffic for 2 hours this week. Keep this in mind if you are planning to take NICE to mysore road and then the expressway.

[HTC]

Massive jam near boodanuru. I'm struck from 1 hour. Taking village farms route. Even ambulance taking kachha route between agriculture land. They are asphalting the service road while underpass section of Express way is not complete, bringing the entire traff to halt

[nirmaljusdoit]

Travelled to Mysore last week on the expressway and below are my findings, also saw two major accidents enroute.

Pros :

- Huge time saving compared to previous highway - all bypasses open for major towns enroute
- Good Tarmac surface for the most part
- Picturesque views esp. Ramnagar with amazing hills and Mandya with rolling fields
- Awesome sunset and moon lit views

Cons :

- Fencing broken and mangled in multiple places, also rusted and poor condition already with plants overgrown
- Roadkill in multiple places could be due to dogs crossing through gaps in fences
- People and cows crossing randomly
- Unlit sections at night makes night driving risky
- Poorly designed exits with hardly any signage’s indicating well before
- Merging traffic at certain junctions and exits without any warning - vehicles just jump onto the road rather than merge with main carriageway
- Indisciplined driving including lane jumping and over speeding
- Serious design defect in bridge curves with one bridge near Mandya suddenly narrowing from 3 lanes to 2.5 lanes width
- Poor quality expansion joints

Overall this cannot be termed an access controlled expressway, its just a glorified highway, and quite evident from the poor finishing at underpasses, undulating road surface in certain sections indicates poor base work and surfacing, service roads are also averagely built.

If signage’s are improved and traffic rules implemented via cameras and enforcement, it will go a long way in bettering the experience.

[shantanumishra]

Originally Posted by balenoed_

It is named as Kaveri Expressway is it?

Is this a genuine source? 135/- for car seems to be reasonable. Not sure if it is that is all. It is says it is just proposed rates. Probably not the final.

As per Newspaper Article, this Rs. 135 Toll is proposed only for 1st stretch of BLR - Mysuru E-Way, from Bengaluru to Nidaghatta.

The toll for the 2nd stretch from Nidaghatta to Mysore is yet to be announced,

Courtesy Article Link as below,

https://epaper.timesgroup.com/articl...005_toibgc_TOI