Traffic Snarl at Walayar Check Post

travelmate · 30th March 2009, 10:34

Been reading in the news for the past few days that goods vehicles have been piling up on the Kerala-TN border at Walayar because of slow clearing of the trucks due to a manpower crunch. This I believe has also been affecting the passenger traffic that uses the green channel because of the trucks blocking the road.
Anyone traveled on the route recently? What is the kind of delay? I am planning a trip to Mysore and need to finalize my route.

rajesh1868 · 30th March 2009, 14:25

i travelled from bangalore to kochi on 21st and reached back yesterday. Yes the queue for the truck is pretty long but other vehicles arent affected by that , at least when i was travelling. they have a seperate lane. i was also concerned about my return trip seeing the news.

xotiq · 30th March 2009, 14:48

Expereinced no delays either on the way to Kottayam or back, 26 and 29th March 09.

travelmate · 30th March 2009, 15:02

Well glad to know that you got through rajesh, but I suppose on the odd day the trucks not having much space to manoeuvre could be obstructing the green channel causing temporary hiccups.

kavu75 · 1st April 2009, 16:35

I have traveled form Bangalore to Kollam on 21 st and back on 30th. Yeah, there was a long queue of trucks at Valayar check post, 30th it was a very long queue. My good luck, other passenger vehicles were moving smoothly.

hellstar · 1st April 2009, 16:42

I belive that even the green channel typically gets clogged on weekends but thats only during the late night to early morning times when the turcks with perishables try to passs thecheckposts. I ave noticed this on most days when i drive home .

During daytime there would not be any problems ...

30th March 2009, 10:34	#1
travelmate Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kottayam Posts: 17 Thanked: 0 Times	Traffic Snarl at Walayar Check Post Been reading in the news for the past few days that goods vehicles have been piling up on the Kerala-TN border at Walayar because of slow clearing of the trucks due to a manpower crunch. This I believe has also been affecting the passenger traffic that uses the green channel because of the trucks blocking the road. Anyone traveled on the route recently? What is the kind of delay? I am planning a trip to Mysore and need to finalize my route.
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30th March 2009, 14:25	#2
rajesh1868 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 515134 Posts: 321 Thanked: 333 Times	i travelled from bangalore to kochi on 21st and reached back yesterday. Yes the queue for the truck is pretty long but other vehicles arent affected by that , at least when i was travelling. they have a seperate lane. i was also concerned about my return trip seeing the news.
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30th March 2009, 14:48	#3
xotiq BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 285 Thanked: 266 Times	Expereinced no delays either on the way to Kottayam or back, 26 and 29th March 09.
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30th March 2009, 15:02	#4
travelmate Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kottayam Posts: 17 Thanked: 0 Times	Well glad to know that you got through rajesh, but I suppose on the odd day the trucks not having much space to manoeuvre could be obstructing the green channel causing temporary hiccups.
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1st April 2009, 16:35	#5
kavu75 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Banglore Posts: 402 Thanked: 186 Times View My Garage	I have traveled form Bangalore to Kollam on 21 st and back on 30th. Yeah, there was a long queue of trucks at Valayar check post, 30th it was a very long queue. My good luck, other passenger vehicles were moving smoothly.
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1st April 2009, 16:42	#6
hellstar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,072 Thanked: 44 Times	I belive that even the green channel typically gets clogged on weekends but thats only during the late night to early morning times when the turcks with perishables try to passs thecheckposts. I ave noticed this on most days when i drive home . During daytime there would not be any problems ...
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