Query: NICE Road - Bangalore

srvm · 20th December 2020, 20:07

Not really a query. More like a rant.
After driving around 5 years and 45000km on my car, I drove for the first time on NICE road yesterday. Wasn't really a nice experience. Journey was from Mysore road to Hosur Road.
So many slow moving trucks on both lanes, impatient car drivers overtaking from shoulder, it was just an unpleasant journey. I'm not getting on to this road again anytime soon!
(oh! and the atrocious toll fee

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shamanth · 21st December 2020, 10:49

To Add to list of woes of NICE Road.

1. Costliest Road in India
2. Worst toll collection with serpentine Q, no Fastag yet.
3. Substandard roads.
4. Unsafe road - https://www.deccanherald.com/city/be...es-804436.html

I was thinking is there any department responsible for NICE road in Govt, so that we can file a RTI and ask why there is no Fastag implemented ? There is no email or phone number for NICE except under-construction website

jkrishnakj · 21st December 2020, 11:04

True that Shamanth, unfortunately it is a private road and don’t come inside the remits of the SH or the NH.

Unfortunately, that’s how the then Govt of Karnataka did the deal. And we all know what happened to the decade long dream of the Mysore express way.

shamanth · 21st December 2020, 11:26

Started Tweets with Ashok Khenny, Savadi, BSY and Gadkari here - https://twitter.com/shamanthnv1/stat...96451979833345 hashtag NICEROADNEEDFASTAG , make this hashtag popular and hope it reaches required people to implement fastag in Nice road.

Also saw a petition from someone on this - https://www.change.org/p/cm-of-karna...road-bangalore

shamanth · 5th January 2021, 10:43

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Originally Posted by shamanth

Started Tweets with Ashok Khenny, Savadi, BSY and Gadkari here - https://twitter.com/shamanthnv1/stat...96451979833345 hashtag NICEROADNEEDFASTAG , make this hashtag popular and hope it reaches required people to implement fastag in Nice road.

So after lot of heckling with tweets to Khenny and politicians, looks like TOI has picked up my comment and NICE has responded. So ball in State Govt court which is delaying implementation.

jkrishnakj · 5th January 2021, 11:03

Yes Shamanth. I did catch it on the papers too and had a small doubt if it was indeed you. Thanks for raising this.

The last two times I had used to exit at ecity has been a nightmare. Both were during the past 4 days. The trucks pile up across all the lanes. NICE had closed down two of the exit lanes. And they also suddenly decided to close one working lane and open up the previously closed lane. This led to chaos, increased wait times and people trying to cut in and finally makes you feel that the time you save in commute is robbed away by the not so nice tolls.

narayans80 · 5th January 2021, 12:49

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Originally Posted by jkrishnakj

The last two times I had used to exit at ecity has been a nightmare. Both were during the past 4 days. The trucks pile up across all the lanes. NICE had closed down two of the exit lanes.

I've usually seen only 2 lanes open on exit, and movement used to be much faster. I passed NICE on Xmas day and exit at Tumkur Road, they are awfully slow nowadays just to scan that toll barcode

d3mon · 19th January 2021, 17:36

Just received an SMS from HDFC - Fastag now accepted at E City Toll plaza & NICE road Bangalore. Is Fastag finally enabled for NICE road then?

hemanth.anand · 19th January 2021, 17:44

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Originally Posted by d3mon

Just received an SMS from HDFC - Fastag now accepted at E City Toll plaza & NICE road Bangalore. Is Fastag finally enabled for NICE road then?

It was accepted on the BETL since some years now.
On the NICE road, the Fastag was not implemented as latest as yesterday evening and I passed through by paying cash. not sure something has changed today

condor · 19th January 2021, 17:44

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Originally Posted by d3mon

Just received an SMS from HDFC - Fastag now accepted at E City Toll plaza & NICE road Bangalore. Is Fastag finally enabled for NICE road then?

Dont think so. I used NICE road twice today, and paid cash. I have an ICICI fastag. Fastag is one single system, and if HDFC's tag was acceptable then so would tags from other providers.

jkrishnakj · 19th January 2021, 19:06

I got this same SMS that mentioned about FASTag being accepted at Electronic City Toll Plaza and NICE Road Bangalore. I had to drive to Bannerghatta road and then, I had to pull out the cash. The operator drew a blank when I checked about Fastag.

dean5545 · 19th January 2021, 19:08

In my recent trip to Kerala I paid Rs.180 cash at NICE road as the toll operator said no FasTag yet. Also I don't remember seeing FasTag lanes too.

balenoed_ · 19th January 2021, 19:33

This is the SMS:
NETC FASTag now accepted at "Electronic City Toll Plaza & NICE Road - Bangalore"

msdivy · 19th January 2021, 20:24

One good thing about NECE toll is they accept Re 10 coins. In most places in Karnataka, they refuse Re 10 coins as if it's fake coins. Never faced refusal in other parts of the country.

gkveda · 19th January 2021, 20:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by balenoed_

This is the SMS:
NETC FASTag now accepted at "Electronic City Toll Plaza & NICE Road - Bangalore"

Cannot be true logically. Reason being, there is a standard rate fixed by NHAI for a particular distance on toll road.

Example: Nelamangala Toll to Tumkur toll covers a distance of 35 kms appx, and toll fee is 35 Rs. This is standard across Karnataka

However, to cover same distance, NICE ROAD toll fare is more than 100.

If NICE road has to come under NHAI Rates, it will be huge loss for Nice authorities

20th December 2020, 20:07	#1246
srvm BHPian Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 926 Thanked: 3,378 Times	Re: Query: NICE Road - Bangalore Not really a query. More like a rant. After driving around 5 years and 45000km on my car, I drove for the first time on NICE road yesterday. Wasn't really a nice experience. Journey was from Mysore road to Hosur Road. So many slow moving trucks on both lanes, impatient car drivers overtaking from shoulder, it was just an unpleasant journey. I'm not getting on to this road again anytime soon! (oh! and the atrocious toll fee )
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21st December 2020, 10:49	#1247
shamanth BANNED Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,036 Thanked: 658 Times View My Garage	Re: Query: NICE Road - Bangalore To Add to list of woes of NICE Road. 1. Costliest Road in India 2. Worst toll collection with serpentine Q, no Fastag yet. 3. Substandard roads. 4. Unsafe road - https://www.deccanherald.com/city/be...es-804436.html I was thinking is there any department responsible for NICE road in Govt, so that we can file a RTI and ask why there is no Fastag implemented ? There is no email or phone number for NICE except under-construction website Last edited by shamanth : 21st December 2020 at 10:51.
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21st December 2020, 11:04	#1248
jkrishnakj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,714 Thanked: 4,615 Times	Re: Query: NICE Road - Bangalore True that Shamanth, unfortunately it is a private road and don’t come inside the remits of the SH or the NH. Unfortunately, that’s how the then Govt of Karnataka did the deal. And we all know what happened to the decade long dream of the Mysore express way.
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21st December 2020, 11:26	#1249
shamanth BANNED Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,036 Thanked: 658 Times View My Garage	Re: Query: NICE Road - Bangalore Started Tweets with Ashok Khenny, Savadi, BSY and Gadkari here - https://twitter.com/shamanthnv1/stat...96451979833345 hashtag NICEROADNEEDFASTAG , make this hashtag popular and hope it reaches required people to implement fastag in Nice road. Also saw a petition from someone on this - https://www.change.org/p/cm-of-karna...road-bangalore Last edited by shamanth : 21st December 2020 at 11:51.
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5th January 2021, 11:03	#1251
jkrishnakj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,714 Thanked: 4,615 Times	Re: Query: NICE Road - Bangalore Yes Shamanth. I did catch it on the papers too and had a small doubt if it was indeed you. Thanks for raising this. The last two times I had used to exit at ecity has been a nightmare. Both were during the past 4 days. The trucks pile up across all the lanes. NICE had closed down two of the exit lanes. And they also suddenly decided to close one working lane and open up the previously closed lane. This led to chaos, increased wait times and people trying to cut in and finally makes you feel that the time you save in commute is robbed away by the not so nice tolls.
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19th January 2021, 17:36	#1253
d3mon BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 981 Thanked: 4,887 Times	Re: Query: NICE Road - Bangalore Just received an SMS from HDFC - Fastag now accepted at E City Toll plaza & NICE road Bangalore. Is Fastag finally enabled for NICE road then?
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19th January 2021, 19:06	#1256
jkrishnakj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,714 Thanked: 4,615 Times	Re: Query: NICE Road - Bangalore I got this same SMS that mentioned about FASTag being accepted at Electronic City Toll Plaza and NICE Road Bangalore. I had to drive to Bannerghatta road and then, I had to pull out the cash. The operator drew a blank when I checked about Fastag.
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19th January 2021, 19:08	#1257
dean5545 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: mumbai Posts: 822 Thanked: 1,585 Times View My Garage	Re: Query: NICE Road - Bangalore In my recent trip to Kerala I paid Rs.180 cash at NICE road as the toll operator said no FasTag yet. Also I don't remember seeing FasTag lanes too.
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19th January 2021, 19:33	#1258
balenoed_ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: KL14 <> KA01 Posts: 1,871 Thanked: 5,676 Times View My Garage	Re: Query: NICE Road - Bangalore This is the SMS: NETC FASTag now accepted at "Electronic City Toll Plaza & NICE Road - Bangalore"
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19th January 2021, 20:24	#1259
msdivy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,880 Thanked: 3,072 Times	Re: Query: NICE Road - Bangalore One good thing about NECE toll is they accept Re 10 coins. In most places in Karnataka, they refuse Re 10 coins as if it's fake coins. Never faced refusal in other parts of the country.
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